Night of the Soul Stealer | The Last Apprentice Book 3
I’m reading this book because the first two were great … and I need another fantasy before I choke someone!
Chapter One: An Unexpected Visitor
Uh oh, looks like we’re dealing with a jilted, former apprentice in this book. Poor Alice. The Spook is always dumping her. I hope she comes back … like she did in the last book. She HAS to!
Chapter Two: Farewell to Chipenden
Alice WILL be nearby. We’re going to get to find out all about Meg and Emily–YAY!–and what could it be that Morgan THINKS the Spook owes him? Off to Mam and Dad’s!
Eap! Now I’m worried. This doesn’t sound fun. I’m glad I chose to read this book now. This is how I feel about the cold weather we’re having here in New Hampshire. I wonder if Delaney wrote this book in winter? I hope dad doesn’t die soon … cuz that would be really sad. Delaney is also setting us up for Alice to do something silly again.
Chapter Four: The Winter House
Wow. This book is so GOOD! I’m totally drawn in in the best way! What’s with Meg? Is she good or bad? What’s with Morgan? Is that who is looking down on the house from above? Why can’t Tom go to town? Is the Spook going to be doing the shopping? SO MANY QUESTIONS!
Chapter Five: What Lay Beneath
Hrm. So Meg’s sister is laying in a SUPER-witch’s pit in the cellar. Meg might get her memory back … this sounds like a bad combination. It’s kinda cool that Tom doesn’t have to do the errands all winter back and forth from town … but this snow sounds terrible. *peers at the piles outside his window and sighs*
Chapter Six: A Nasty Piece of Work
What are you doing to me Delaney? You make me sad and suspicious of Meg. You make me feel terrible for Alice, and then you go a pull a final line like that? Morgan needs a good punch in the nose as well!
Chapter Seven: The Stone Chucker
Good gravy that was awesome! The ax, the stones, the lighting the tree on fire! Brilliant! And ending it with Alice showing up … talk about perfect. Once again, Delaney manages to side track me, and I totally didn’t see that coming. I was so sad about Alice’s predicament, I forgot to look for clues!
Chapter Eight: The Stone Chucker’s Return
Poor Spook. These books are just getting worse and worse for him. Tom really has his work cut out for him. At least the boggart is dead.
Chapter Nine: Intimations of Death
Yay, Alice saves the day! Of course the doctor and nurse were wrong. There’s TWO more books after this one … he COULDN’T be dead. Well, I guess he could–but I can’t see how it could get better without him.
I knew this was going to happen. I just didn’t think we were going to find out until the end of the book. I thought the whole adventure would be over the winter, and he’d come back to his father’s grave. Turns out it’s much sooner. Way to subvert my expectations, Delaney. I love what you do to me.
That may have been the saddest thing I’ve ever read. Poor Tom! He’s smart though, I wonder why Mam left him her room. There’s probably something in there that’s going to help us. And I hope Morgan hasn’t stolen Dad’s soul … the title of the American suggests it. I wonder if we’re going to get to see Mam’s homeland. That would be … scary.
Jeez. That chapter could have been the CLIMAX of the book. I love how Delaney does that. He brings you to climax after climax, and they only get better throughout the book. I love this. Noted. I can’t wait to see what the Spook has to say about all the magic Morgan just did. How are they going to save Dad? Where is Alice? She’s GOT to be with the Spook. Or, maybe she’s with Mam.
Chapter Thirteen: Trickery and Betrayal
Had to stop reading to note: Meg just called Tom “Tom” not “Billy.” Something’s up!
Climax after climax. Meg has got the Spook imprisoned, and her blood-thirsty sister is on the loose. Where is Alice? Will Morgan end up being one to help the Spook? Hrm.
You know, I had a sneaking suspicion about the Spook being Morgan’s father when we heard that thing about him always loving Morgan’s mother. I forgot where that was though … SO MUCH HAS HAPPENED!
This is getting all so complicated. This is how Delaney is a genius. He gives us a bite of predictable story, the explodes it in a million directions, making the reader wonder where all the chips are going to fall. How will Tom defeat Morgan and save his father? How will they deal with Meg? How will they rescue the Spook? “Questions … questions that need answering!”
Chapter Fifteen: Down to the Cellar
Hrm. I’m starting to get suspicious. Maybe Morgan doesn’t have all the powers Delaney wants us to think he has. I’m not sure, but Delaney is REALLY pushing this Dad getting tortured thing. So much so, that I feel like it’s only a distraction from what’s really going on. Maybe I’ll figure something out when I finish the chapter.
Well, I’d be angry with you too, you dolt! Ah, I know you’re doing it for your father, but your father is dead. There’s nothing Morgan could do that could really harm him I don’t think. Once the Spook is on his feet again, this Morgan shite will be all sorted out. Come on, Tom. “Don’t be daft!” Although, I think binding Meg is a GREAT idea. Nine out of Ten OR Ten out of Ten. It’s worth the risk.
Chapter Sixteen: Up to the Attic
I wonder how Tom is going to get out of the cellar. Maybe Morgan. I don’t see Alice coming back in the night. Maybe Mam, but Mam is gone. Hrm.
Chapter Seventeen: Home Truths
Well, that was unexpected, haha! The Spook saves the day! Now all we have left to deal with is Morgan … who is NOT the Spook’s son. So I guessed wrong. Delaney did that on purpose. He’s distracting us from something else.
Chapter Eighteen: The Chapel of the Dead
Tom is caught. Someone is going to have to save him YET again, haha. I’m ready to sort out Morgan. I DON’T think Alice sent him to a trap … it’s not like her. All the suspicion around Alice is just a red herring.
Chapter Nineteen: The Round Loaf
Nothing new to add. Golgoth just showed up … MAJOR bad guy, and Tom is all tied up. Gotta go find out what happens!
Good lord, if it ain’t one thing it’s another. Now the feral witch Marcia is after him. Unless … somehow … she’s there to RESCUE Tom … you never know! *shoves nose back in book*
Hehe! That was an easy guess. Although, I could have easily been wrong in THESE books. Delaney fakes me out SO much. I don’t think Alice is going to be allowed by to Chipenden with Tom and the Spook, but, you never know. STRANGER things have happened!
Chapter Twenty-Two: For the Best
After this scene I have more hope than ever that Alice will be allowed back with them. However, there is still some doubt. I HOPE so! And what about Mam? Are we not going to see her at all? MAYBE I’ll be lucky and get BOTH my wishes in the next and last chapter
Chapter Twenty-Three: Back to Chipenden
YAY! Got BOTH my wishes! w00t! Haha. Sorry. What an interesting ending. BOTH Alice and Tom are going to do something BIG for the Country. The way Delaney writes about Tom’s duty to server could almost be used as military propaganda. I’m really interested in reading the next book now.
The last pages written by “Tom Ward” say something about sorting out 3 covens of (39) witches … could be fun!
Tags: Genre: Fanstasy, Genre: Young Reader
Thoughts on Books | Joey | 
12 February 2010 5:30 AM
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By rudy, 14 August 2010 @ 11:29 PM
do u have a link to download book
By Joey, 15 August 2010 @ 7:00 AM
Regretfully, this book is not yet available in a digital format (at least not on amazon or BN.com). I DO suggest going down to your local bookseller and purchasing a copy though! It was killer.