Publisher's Synopsis
"Supernatural meets The Hunger Games"
Jason Willow and his family have been running from assassins for as long as he can remember. When his mother is killed, he finally begins to uncover the shocking truth.
Jason and his sassy, seventeen year old sister, Miranda are taken to hide in a remote abbey community in the Yorkshire Moors which is headed by a fixer from their father's never-discussed past. Rocked by first love and betrayal, Jason is tempted into a deadly training regime which begins to unlock terrifying powers deep within him. Relationships crack as his father struggles to keep him from being drawn into a sickening double life he will never be able to escape. Jason must make a choice: fight a hidden war alongside the twisted cabal at the abbey or be hunted down for as long as he lives.
But time is running out. Nothing in the abbey is what it seems and the ripples of Jason's unlocked abilities begin to draw in the darkness that has stalked him since birth.
Jason Willow is packed full of hard-hitting martial arts and gun action, suspense and tightly controlled, supernatural powers. The high-octane elements are balanced by multi-skilled friends and lethal enemies embroiled in tangled relationships. The modern-day story plays out over such locations as a remote Scottish island, a high-tech abbey stronghold, a gang-controlled school and a hellish brewery town lost deep in the Yorkshire moors.
If you enjoy paranormal and supernatural books, loaded with action, horror and a light touch of teen romance then this should be on your books for boys and girls bestseller list.
Praise for Jason Willow
Kindle Book Review March 2013 (5/5 Stars)
My favourite part of the book was the rip-roaring, rollicking ending. Action? Man, yes!
Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award - Expert Reviewers
Carving out believable relationships between siblings, especially brothers and sisters, isn't something I see done well in young adult fiction, but I think this author hit the nail on the head...
... And then there is the mystery of the kids' father - what is his past all about? Is he a good guy or a bad guy? I think that is the real burning question?
ABNA Quarter Finals: Publishers Weekly Reviewer
...the exciting plot keeps the pages turning. The description of Jason's Gift is particularly original and the fight scenes are intense.
The SL - School Librarian magazine (U.K)
"This exciting first novel is not for the faint hearted with menacing locations and action descriptions. Issues of bullying, violence, family loyalties, friendships and the battle between good and evil make this a fairly complex but exceedingly hard to put down novel..."
The Times Educational Supplement (Web Site - reader review)
The fierce, often gruesome, battles suggest similarities with modern day computer games...
Amazon.co.uk: reader review
...The images created are so vivid you become part of the scenery and feel like you are only a few footsteps behind the action... There is nothing typical about this book, the baddies get their fair share of success and the goodies also get their fair share of kicks in the face which leaves you shouting "noooooooo... you can't do that."
Amazon.co.uk: reader review
Jason Willow's quest to establish his true identity is one long roller coaster of action and suspense. Magnificent locations came alive with an ever-present sense of menace. The other characters, good and bad, were skilfully built upon as the story progressed (I'm still rooting for Violet), and I can't wait to hear more of their story.
