The Accidental Apprentice
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- Author：Amanda Foody
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Summary
A New York Times bestseller！
A boy who accidentally bonds with a magical Beast must set off on an adventure in the mysterious Woods in this “wholesome， delightful” （Kirkus Reviews， starred review）， and cheeky middle grade fantasy debut—perfect for fans of Nevermoor and How to Train Your Dragon。
The last thing Barclay Thorne ever wanted was an adventure。
Thankfully， as an apprentice to the town’s mushroom farmer， Barclay need only work hard and follow the rules to one day become the head mushroom farmer himself。 No danger required。 But then Barclay accidentally breaks his town’s most sacred rule: never ever EVER stray into the Woods， for within the Woods lurk vicious magical Beasts。
To Barclay’s horror， he faces a fate far worse than being eaten: he unwittingly bonds with a Beast and is run out of town by an angry mob。 Determined to break this bond and return home， Barclay journeys to find the mysterious town of Lore Keepers， people who have also bonded with Beasts and share their powers。
But after making new friends， entering a dangerous apprenticeship exam， and even facing the legendary Beast of the Woods， Barclay must make a difficult choice: return to the home and rules he’s always known， or embrace the adventure awaiting him。
This paperback edition includes a brand new， highly-illustrated map of the Woods。
A boy who accidentally bonds with a magical Beast must set off on an adventure in the mysterious Woods in this “wholesome， delightful” （Kirkus Reviews， starred review）， and cheeky middle grade fantasy debut—perfect for fans of Nevermoor and How to Train Your Dragon。
The last thing Barclay Thorne ever wanted was an adventure。
Thankfully， as an apprentice to the town’s mushroom farmer， Barclay need only work hard and follow the rules to one day become the head mushroom farmer himself。 No danger required。 But then Barclay accidentally breaks his town’s most sacred rule: never ever EVER stray into the Woods， for within the Woods lurk vicious magical Beasts。
To Barclay’s horror， he faces a fate far worse than being eaten: he unwittingly bonds with a Beast and is run out of town by an angry mob。 Determined to break this bond and return home， Barclay journeys to find the mysterious town of Lore Keepers， people who have also bonded with Beasts and share their powers。
But after making new friends， entering a dangerous apprenticeship exam， and even facing the legendary Beast of the Woods， Barclay must make a difficult choice: return to the home and rules he’s always known， or embrace the adventure awaiting him。
This paperback edition includes a brand new， highly-illustrated map of the Woods。
Reviews
Raven Clawlene
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Overall good book， but why did Soren have to seem like a child predator？ Anyway， good plot and characters。
Ophelia
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I think my time for reading middle grade is over 🥺 I’m just not intrigued enough anymore。 The stakes are too low。 I think I’ll finish my favorite series I started but this won’t be one of those
Paula White
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My 11 year old granddaughter and I read this together and really liked it。 I found it a little confusing at times but she seemed to follow fine
Erica Richardson
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Super fun adventure！
Sara （Alicorn Feathers）
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Did I only enjoy this book so much because Steve West narrates it？ Vaguely possible。 But did I also love the story and the world and Barclay as our narrator？ Definitely。
Beth Bauman
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This is a generally fun middle-grade fantasy book， and shares a common trope with books like "Amari and the Night Brothers，" namely， a "normal" child from a non-magical background discovers they are magical and undergoes trials/tests/competitions to win a prestigious spot in the magical training program。 In fact， there were MANY parallels between "The Accidental Apprentice" and "Amari and the Night Brothers，" made all the more obvious because I just read Amari last week。 :P So， 3。7 star rating。 This is a generally fun middle-grade fantasy book， and shares a common trope with books like "Amari and the Night Brothers，" namely， a "normal" child from a non-magical background discovers they are magical and undergoes trials/tests/competitions to win a prestigious spot in the magical training program。 In fact， there were MANY parallels between "The Accidental Apprentice" and "Amari and the Night Brothers，" made all the more obvious because I just read Amari last week。 :P So， 3。7 star rating。 Why？ - World-building was fantastic。 I liked the rural medieval deep-forest setting， with the rustic and slightly disreputable forest town。 - The magic system （and the magical beasts especially） were fun and didn't seem to have too many plot holes。 - Barclay， our main character。 Unfortunately， he is the reason I gave this book 3。7 stars rather than 4 or 5 stars。 He was SO IRRITATING！ He was grumpy and unpleasant and stubborn and generally wilful and rude throughout THE ENTIRE BOOK！ His redeeming quality is that this is a series， and this book laid the foundation for some excellent character development which I hope will occur in the subsequent books。 He did have a change of heart at the end， and we could see the gradual shift in his world-view， but he did remain pretty miserable。 Ugh。 - Most of the side characters were interesting enough。 - The writing was great。 Nothing wrong， light， easy to follow， quite enjoyable。 So yes， in general this wasn't a bad book and I would recommend it to people， with the understanding that the main character is a bit of a drag。 。。。more
Lissa
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Loved this book！ It’s like Lord of the Rings meets Pokémon！ The characters were great and very likable， the plot twist was unexpected， pacing was great， and the character development in both Barclay and Tadg was very nice。 All the Beasts were really cool designs as well especially the Ischray and Lufthund。 I can’t wait to read the rest of this series！
Lauren
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**4。5** A really cute story about finding yourself， letting go， and facing the harder option（even when it seems impossible）。 Definitely gives off a ‘Fantastic Beasts’ meets ‘Pokémon’ type of feel。 Barclay is a great main character， and you instantly know Viola is going to be a great friend/partner to him。 Tadg has a well written character arc， with that wonderful enemies-to-friends that I love。 The beasts are super cool， and were described in fantastic detail so that I could really envision thei **4。5** A really cute story about finding yourself， letting go， and facing the harder option（even when it seems impossible）。 Definitely gives off a ‘Fantastic Beasts’ meets ‘Pokémon’ type of feel。 Barclay is a great main character， and you instantly know Viola is going to be a great friend/partner to him。 Tadg has a well written character arc， with that wonderful enemies-to-friends that I love。 The beasts are super cool， and were described in fantastic detail so that I could really envision their battles， or see them scampering in the Wilderlands。 I can’t wait to see more of what Root can do！ There are some awesome scenes， but I feel like we’ve not fully tapped into his full power just yet。 A really fun start to this Middle Grade series！ 。。。more
Myst
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The Accidental Apprentice is a joyous read for anyone who loves classic fantasy that's perfect for the whole family。 It is categorized as middle-grade， but I definitely see that as a starting point and not the only audience who would love this series， so if you're an older reader， still consider picking this one up！ Barclay Thorne is an incredible new hero in the fantasy genre and I cannot wait to see how his story ends。 The Accidental Apprentice is a joyous read for anyone who loves classic fantasy that's perfect for the whole family。 It is categorized as middle-grade， but I definitely see that as a starting point and not the only audience who would love this series， so if you're an older reader， still consider picking this one up！ Barclay Thorne is an incredible new hero in the fantasy genre and I cannot wait to see how his story ends。 。。。more
Chase
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Pretty breezy YA fantasy。 Fun if you like beats！ Main character was annoying most of the book but I enjoyed it for what it was
Amy （Golden Books Girl）
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I’ve had my eye on this for months and months， and I’ve had it on my owned TBR for a while too， and I’m so pleased to have finally gotten to it last month。 It follows a boy named Barclay， who has always felt like a misfit in his home of Dullshire， and then he accidentally becomes bonded with a beast （which is strictly forbidden in Dullshire， as is any use of magic）。 He gets chased out of town with pitchforks， and ends up entering in this competition to become an apprentice to someone else magica I’ve had my eye on this for months and months， and I’ve had it on my owned TBR for a while too， and I’m so pleased to have finally gotten to it last month。 It follows a boy named Barclay， who has always felt like a misfit in his home of Dullshire， and then he accidentally becomes bonded with a beast （which is strictly forbidden in Dullshire， as is any use of magic）。 He gets chased out of town with pitchforks， and ends up entering in this competition to become an apprentice to someone else magical， although in his case he’s hoping they’ll be able to help lose his beast and go back to his life as an apprentice mushroom farmer， which he didn’t really like but feels obligated to do to honour his deceased parents。 The competition aspect was so exciting and something I almost always love reading， so that was really fun， and I loved the twist towards the end of this a lot as I just wasn’t expecting it and I’m always down to be surprised by something in a fun way。 I loved watching Barclay grow throughout the narrative， and his friendship with wonderful Viola was another huge highlight for me， as was the super interesting worldbuilding。 I’ll definitely be continuing with the series， which was recently announced to be seven books long and I believe will have more queer rep as we get further in， which is always exciting to hear。 。。。more
Suryanni
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This book kind of reminds me of Harry Potter but there are enough differences to make it interesting。
Natalie Hosang
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Rezension „WilderReich （Band 1） - Eine schicksalhafte Prüfung“ von Amanda Foody Meinung WilderReich klang nicht nur wunderschön， magisch und phantasievoll， es sah auch noch zauberhaft aus， so dass ich mich schon nach wenigen Seiten verliebte。 Besonders die Idee stach mir hier ins Auge und ich war fasziniert， mit welchem Detailreichtum diese Welt erschaffen war。 Magie， verschiedene Kreaturen， zahlreiche Ideen und vor allem jede Menge Magie。 Hinter diesem Buch steckt ein unglaubliches Erlebnis und Rezension „WilderReich （Band 1） - Eine schicksalhafte Prüfung“ von Amanda Foody Meinung WilderReich klang nicht nur wunderschön， magisch und phantasievoll， es sah auch noch zauberhaft aus， so dass ich mich schon nach wenigen Seiten verliebte。 Besonders die Idee stach mir hier ins Auge und ich war fasziniert， mit welchem Detailreichtum diese Welt erschaffen war。 Magie， verschiedene Kreaturen， zahlreiche Ideen und vor allem jede Menge Magie。 Hinter diesem Buch steckt ein unglaubliches Erlebnis und ich fühlte mich hautnah mit dabei。 Ich war ein Teil der Wilderweisen， ich war wahrhaftig an Barclays Seite。 Und gemeinsam entdeckten wir unbeschreibliche Dinge。 Barclay war anfangs kein leichter Protagonist， seine Charakterzüge waren nicht unbedingt von Sympathie durchzogen， doch blickt man hinter die Fassade erkennt man Einsamkeit， und dies zerriss mir bald das Herz。 Denn Barclay hat das Herz am richtigen Fleck。 Deshalb ist seine Entwicklung auch so wunderschön。 Der Schreibstil ist angenehm leicht und auch die Kapitel waren nicht zu lang。 Wenige Worte erschufen eine faszinierende Atmosphäre。 Das Glossar am Ende gibt einen guten Überblick über die verschiedenen Wesen， was ich sehr toll fand。 Die Geschichte selbst besticht durch Spannung， Abwechslung und endlose Twists。 Der Auftakt überzeugt durch Vielfalt und ein Ende， das wünschen lässt， Band 2 wäre bereits da。 Fazit Die Idee der Wilderweisen ist einfach nur grandios und so besticht der Auftakt mit einer großen Portion Magie， Spannung， Fantasie und Abwechslung。 „WilderReich“ lässt Jung und Alt träumen， verweilen und entdecken。 Werde Teil einer Welt， die voller Vielfalt steckt。 Für mich ein Kinderbuch Juwel der Extraklasse。 ❤️💜❤️💜❤️ 5 von 5 Herzen 。。。more
Mary Kraeger
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The story has so many layers of interest it can't help but hold your attention！ The story has so many layers of interest it can't help but hold your attention！ 。。。more
Carrie
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Decent。 L （almost 13） liked it more than I did。
Colton
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Really good。 Not quite Pokémon but hey it’s still a good book
Jelaina Jones
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This was a super-cute middle grade story about a mushroom hunter turned magician。 Also， the narration was by Steve West， Mt absolute favorite <3 so I might be a lil biased。
Nathália Silva
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⭐️4，5
Nathália
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⭐️4，5
Sydney S
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4。5 stars。 Fantastic audiobook。 The narrator deserves an award， they had me chuckling the whole time。 Barclay reminded me of my youngest brother， so that may be partly why I found his attitude/personality so funny when he's obnoxious。 Also this book is a great alternative to HP。 Just throwing that out there。 Lots of Pokemon vibes too。 I just loved it。 4。5 stars。 Fantastic audiobook。 The narrator deserves an award， they had me chuckling the whole time。 Barclay reminded me of my youngest brother， so that may be partly why I found his attitude/personality so funny when he's obnoxious。 Also this book is a great alternative to HP。 Just throwing that out there。 Lots of Pokemon vibes too。 I just loved it。 。。。more
シAnime Bookcatシ
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Honestly this book was pretty interesting， but i wish it was longer and theyre were more dramatic Scenes with Barclay and Root or just about his parents
Isla Scout
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This book is really good！
Matt Rothacher
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Fantastic！I was hooked right out the gate。 All the way through I kept saying to myself I wish I had come up with this。 I also wish very much that Lore Keepers are real and I could become one。
Dayne
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Very much needed a heart warming adventurous middle grade！
tia
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amanda is definitely an auto buy for me from now on
Sidhant
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The book was literally stepping on other middle grades books tbh there wasn't snatching original about it 🙃 3。25 The book was literally stepping on other middle grades books tbh there wasn't snatching original about it 🙃 3。25 。。。more
Debi
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This was a fun read， and I truly give it 4。5 stars。 It’s a great combo of adventure， fantasy， flawed characters you root for， and creatures unheard of！
Chelsea Rae
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This was such a cute and fun story， the characters were complex and fun， it was engaging and the world building was excellent
DoraLupin
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Im ersten Band der "WilderReich-Reihe" geht es um Barclay， der von einem ganz normalen Leben als Pilzsammler im Dorf träumt。 Doch eines Tages dringt er zu tief in den Wald vor und wird von einer wilden Kreatur angegriffen。 Anschließend ziert ein Mal seine Haut， er hat außergewöhnliche Kräfte， wird aber fortan zum Ausgestoßenen， einer sogenannten "Wildwaise"。。。Der Schreibstil hat mir sehr gut gefallen， kindgerecht aber dennoch sehr fesselnd， spannend und bildhaft ist dieser erste Teil geschrieben Im ersten Band der "WilderReich-Reihe" geht es um Barclay， der von einem ganz normalen Leben als Pilzsammler im Dorf träumt。 Doch eines Tages dringt er zu tief in den Wald vor und wird von einer wilden Kreatur angegriffen。 Anschließend ziert ein Mal seine Haut， er hat außergewöhnliche Kräfte， wird aber fortan zum Ausgestoßenen， einer sogenannten "Wildwaise"。。。Der Schreibstil hat mir sehr gut gefallen， kindgerecht aber dennoch sehr fesselnd， spannend und bildhaft ist dieser erste Teil geschrieben， sodass ich das Buch kaum aus der Hand legen wollte！ Die Handlung ist voll toller Ideen， überraschender Wendungen und spannender Erlebnisse。 Die Geschichte ist nicht nur etwas für Kinder， sondern auch Erwachsene Leser können hier Spaß dran finden und voll auf ihre Kosten kommen！Barclay ist ein sympathischer Protagonist， der über sich hinaus wachsen muss， denn eigentlich wollte er nie Abenteuer erleben und rutscht da "so rein"。 Auch die Verbindung zwischen Mensch， Natur und Tieren wird im Buch wirklich wunderbar beschrieben und macht die Geschichte zum Erlebnis。Fazit: Ein aussergewöhnliches， magisches und spannendes Abenteuer， welches ich nur weiterempfehlen kann。 。。。more
Kier Scrivener
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