Jeremy Cutler and the Torch of Time

Jeremy Cutler doesn't understand what is going on with his mom. She doesn't want to bother with Christmas. As time goes by, his mother isn't acting like his mother at all. Why? He escapes to his best friend's home who seems to know more about him than he does. His best friend's father has him going to another world. He meets a wizard who tells him an incredible story. The wizard gives him some unusual training so that he can go to his real home and parents. The wizard tells him that he will stay at a temporary home while he makes arrangements and other errands that need to be done. The wizard has Jeremy go with three new friends to help him travel to Grim Lake. After that, he will take Jeremy to meet his parents.

A fascinating book that has a great mix of dark and light fantasy. The action and adventures held me spellbound. It's been a while since I've read an excellent written fantasy book. With the twists and turns in it, you have at times wonder if Jeremy will survive his adventures.

Jeremy Cutler is a nice story of self-discovery and to make it more complicated he not only has to discover himself but also his magical past. The main character is oblivious to the world that is hidden to mortal eyes, but despite other characters of other stories, he is happy to be part of it and to learn from it almost immediately. He might be a bit perplex of what is going on but he is always curious and eager to learn.
As most main characters, he is Daredevil and is looking not only for his past but also wants to be a sword kind of hero. Sadly to say, I see some things from other stories like the Old Loved Wizard, the Snakish nemesis, the hang of dark hooted people that are looking to revive his old master. But most of them are regular archetypes.

I like the story enough and believe it has potential to be something big and fantastic.

A fun read for young fans of fantasy and a nice introduction to the genre for younger readers. It has a male protagonist and magic galore.