Review #244: The Secret Seekers Society and Solomon's Seal- J.L. Hickey

Title: The Secret Seekers Society and Solomon's Ring
Author: J.L. Hickey
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
Rating: 4/5 Stars
Summary: Get ready for another epic adventure as we follow Hunter, Elly and all of their friends as their journey continues into the world of the supernatural and unknown. 

Following directly after the events of the first book, the children start their new lives as future members of the Secret Seekers Society! But first, the children have to go through six years of training, known only as the 'Enlightenment'. 

What will the children learn about in their first year? What new friends will they meet? 

The story delves deeper into the spiritual realm of the paranormal. Learning about a magical and ancient ring known as Solomon's Seal, (known to grant its wearer the ability to speak to animals and spirits) the children must decide if playing with the spiritual realm, and potentially speaking to their parents one last time is worth the risk of putting their souls in danger. 

With rumor's spreading that their parents were "double agents" and working with the evil Aten Corp. the children our desperate for answers. Is the ring real? Does it truly grant its wearer such powers? Or does Solomon's seal hide a deeper evil? 

Get ready for the ride of your life, as nothing is ever as it seems inside of the Belmonte Estate. If you thought there were secrets abound in the first book, just wait until the children unravel even more about the Mansion's history, the origin of Professor Calenstine, his relationship with the evil Aten, and the truth about the mysteries of the world. 

...Its called the 'enlightenment' for a reason.
Review: I received this book free from the author in exchange for an honest review. 
This is the second novel in the fantasy/ paranormal series, The Secret Seekers Society that I have had the privilege of reading by the amazing J.L. Hickey. Now if you have read my review on book one you would know that I love this series and I compared it to Harry Potter. After this instalment I still believe that. This book was a bit slower in the beginning only because it was giving the reader a lot of backstory, which I love. Otherwise it was the perfect sequel to book one. It was a tiny bit scary because it was dealing with ghosts, spirits and wraiths, but it was a cool story haha. I also liked the tie-in to Solomon's ring. I can't wait to read book three to see how Elly will be affected by the ring. Also I want to know what kinds of trouble the kids will get into next. 
If you love Harry Potter you will fall in love with The Secret Seekers Society.

About this author

Joe lives in Saginaw, Michigan where he has a Bachelor's Degree in Creative Writing through Saginaw Valley State University. Joe has written and is currently self publishing his first novel entitled The Deity Chronicles: Origins.

His recent release, The Secret Seekers Society and the Beast of Bladenboro was released 12/31/12 and had already been a huge success (at least in his eyes lol).

He also dabbles in literary short fiction, and poetry.