"Far above the small town of Zion Falls, the stars fall from the sky. Deep below the sleepy city, an ancient evil awakens. Caught in the middle are four teens with hidden powers beyond their wildest dreams."

This was a very quick book about four kids who, on the night of a meteor shower that's not a meteor shower at all. They end up in a fight for their lives against some not-you-fairy-tale trolls, and they are going to need all of their wits to beat them. This was a very fast read as it is only the first part of the story, but it made me want to continue with the story to find out how it ends.

5/5 stars.

I received a copy of this book free of charge in exchange for my honest opinion. ( )

Skyfall is the first book in the new Troll Hunters series. The story opens with a meteor shower that has the town enraptured. However it isn't just the meteor shower that is happening this night. Four children soon discover that something much more sinister is going on, and that stopping it is the only way to save the whole entire planet. Talk about a big burden to put on their shoulders!

I loved how this story is the perfect combination of creepy and fascinating. It isn't so scary that a younger reader wouldn't be able to enjoy it, but it has that edge that keeps you guessing. I think it will be a great fit for readers who want more adventure in their reader, but aren't quite ready for older books. Michael Dahl writes simply, but his characters and plot are still perfectly engaging. I'm an older reader and I still loved this book.

So yes, Skyfall is a very well written fantasy story. The characters are will be easy for younger readers to connect with, and the quick moving story line is sure to draw them in! It always makes me happy to find a fantasy story that is appropriate for the younger audience. There simply isn't enough of it out there.

The one thing that killed me was the ending. Skyfall's ending is more like the end of a chapter than the end of the book. If you do happen to get these for a young reader in your life, you might want to wait until they are all out. If they are like me, they'll be clamoring for the next book to find out what happens next! ( )

Skyfall by Michael Dahl is a middle grade fantasy novel. It is the first of a trilogy about troll hunters.
I received this book as an egalley from NetGalley.com.
I love children's stories, especially middle grade chapter books.

I think kids will love this book, it has just the right amount of creep factor and suspense to engage young children. It was a quick, easy, fun read. My only problem is that it ended too soon. Frankly, I'm getting somewhat annoyed with these trilogies, we have to wait so long for the next installment to be released.
This book will hold the interest of children from beginning to end. The author has an uncanny knack for inserting creepiness in the right spots. Imagine having trolls try to take over your town. Four kids have to save the town from these evil trolls.

The story is well writte, the writing is perfect for the target age group. I look forward to the next book in the series, just hope we don't have to wait too long! ( )

I got an eGalley of this book to review through NetGalley.com. It was a fun read and a great spooky beginning chapter book for kids. I loved the drawings throughout and thought the book was well written with a good level of spookiness for kids.

Four kids discover that there are creepy things hidden in the woods. They also discover that they have the power to help save the town from these evil monsters.

The premise of this story is simple but well done. Definitely intended for a younger audience but still interesting enough that I enjoyed reading it as an adult as well. Basically these four kids get involved in some scary events and find out that Trolls are causing all these odd events. They end up discovering that they have the means to fight these monsters.

The book was creepier than I expected. I found some of the parts to be a bit scary, so I wouldn't recommend for really young children. Although the book is written with pretty simple language; I thought that the surroundings, characters, and events were well described and engaging. I loved the addition of pictures throughout the book; this really added to the eerie atmosphere of the book and help conveyed some of the harder to picture monsters and actions that happened throughout the story.

I love books about monsters/mythological creatures and about the people that fight them. This would be a wonderful book to introduce kids to the creepier aspects of trolls and such.

Overall I really enjoyed this book. It is definitely meant for a younger audience so young adult and older readers might find the story a bit too simplistic. Still, the story was well done and extremely creepy. The wonderful pictures throughout added a lot to the story and really drove home the eerie atmosphere of the story. It's a quick read, but a fun one. I look forward to reading future books in this series. I recommend this book for younger readers who love fantasy, reading about monsters, and don't mind a little bit of scary in their stories. ( )