About the Book
Book: Wellspring of Life
Author: Allen Brokken
Genre: Middlegrade Christian Fantasy
Release date: November 4, 2022
Lauren (12), Aiden(9), and Ethan(5) have been reunited with their mortally wounded Father. But, they must take him to the Wellspring of Life before it’s too late.
The Dark One suffered a massive loss when twelve-year-old Lauren and her younger brothers Aiden and Ethan rescued their father from his clutches. However, the battle left Father horribly burned and barely hanging on to life. However, they found a clue to his salvation, the fabled Wellspring of Life.
As the children trek across the wildlife of the prairie, take sides against them to drive them off their path. Meanwhile, the giant known as Skull Crusher hunts them mercilessly while seeking to master the Darkness so he can destroy the family once and for all.
New friends join them in their quest to save Father, but they could also choose the Darkness and lead them further astray. The children’s mission to save their father will fail if they can’t find the Wellspring of Life in time. Will they have the faith to stay on the narrow path to redemption?
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About the Author
He’s dedicated 18 years of his life to volunteer roles in children’s ministry and youth development. Now that his own children are off to college he’s telling stories and sharing clean humor on social media @allenbrokkenauthor, and through his website allenbrokkenauthor.com.
More from Allen
Wellspring of Life was a blast to write! As a writer, one of the things I’ve had to contend with is that my characters rarely take me on an easy linear path from the start of a book to the end. As I work on a story, things tend to develop organically, and suddenly, the story’s conclusion is very different than when I put the first word on a page.
That’s where I found myself at the end of book 4 in the series, Armor of God. Unfortunately, the devastating way Father was wounded wasn’t in the original outline of the story or the series as a whole. So I had to write a whole book to determine if he survived. I also wanted to collaborate with a good friend, K. A. Cummins, author of the Snowglobe Travellers series, on a possible crossover. These combined to let me try out some new things as a writer.
For example, Wellspring of Life has a glitter bomb, a murder of wicked crows, and no good egg stealin’ prairie dogs, to name a few of the twists and turns you’ll find in this book. The kids also meet some new friends along the way. I enjoyed this the most because the new kids reflect the personality of my kids’ best friends from our homeschool co-op. Despite these kids now being off to college, we all had fun brainstorming their roles in the story.
Speaking of homeschool co-op, the book is dedicated to the Wellspring Homeschool Co-Op that my kids grew up in. Their verse is Proverbs 4:23 “Guard your heart because it’s the wellspring of life.” I couldn’t find a more appropriate theme for this book that deals with the consequences of an unguarded heart.
So I hope you take the time to pick it up, because it’s a wild ride across the prairie with a message of redemption I’m sure your family will enjoy.
Blog Stops
Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations, November 9
Texas Book-aholic, November 10
Inklings and notions, November 11
Blossoms and Blessings, November 12 (Author Interview)
deb’s Book Review, November 12
Locks, Hooks and Books, November 13
Ashley’s Clean Book Reviews, November 14
Adventures of a Travelers Wife, November 15 (Author Interview)
Library Lady’s Kid Lit, November 15
Because I said so — and other adventures in Parenting, November 16
Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy, November 17
For Him and My family, November 18
A Reader’s Brain, November 19 (Author Interview)
For the Love of Literature, November 20
Lights in a Dark World, November 21
Encouraging Words from the Tea Queen, November 22 (Author Interview)
Giveaway
To celebrate his tour, Allen is giving away the grand prize of a $50 Amazon gift card!!
Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.
https://promosimple.com/ps/2289c/wellspring-of-life-celebration-tour-giveaway
My Review
Wellspring of Life is the fifth installment from the Towers of Light series by Allen Brokken. I have enjoyed the previous books from the series and I thought this one was a great addition to it. I liked catching up with Lauren, Aiden, and Ethan and seeing what other adventure I would be taking with them. I was not disappointed. It was action packed with there are some lessons that so many readers could learn from. It is now my new favorite of the series. Looking forward to the next addition to it.
I am giving Wellspring of Life five stars. Readers who are between the ages of eight and thirteen will most definitely want to pick this one, as well as, the rest of the Towers of Light series.
I received a digital copy of Wellspring of Life from the publisher, but was not required to write a positive review. This review is one hundred percent my own honest opinion.
Thanks for sharing Wellspring of Life with me, Allen, your book sounds like a read that the kids will definitely enjoy and I like the cover!
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Have a sunshiny day!
reminds me a little bit of a wrinkle in time. i bet my nephew would love this!
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ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a really great fantasy read! Thanks so much for sharing it.
ReplyDeleteMy niece would like this book.
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This sounds like a fantastic read.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your review of Wellspring of Life, this sounds like a wonderful book and series to share with my grandchildren
ReplyDeleteI told my niece about this and she wants to read it.
ReplyDeleteThis Thanksgiving I wanted to thank you for taking the time to share with your audience. I was so pleased to hear you liked it so much. I hope you and your family have a blessed day.
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