{"id":11989,"date":"2021-04-28T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-28T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=11989"},"modified":"2021-04-27T10:54:43","modified_gmt":"2021-04-27T15:54:43","slug":"x-is-excitement-mystery-of-the-inkberg-enigma-by-jonathan-king-graphic-novel-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=11989","title":{"rendered":"X is excitement &#038; mystery of THE INKBERG ENIGMA, by Jonathan King (Graphic novel review)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11990\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?attachment_id=11990\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/inkberg-enigma-cover-LR.jpg?fit=538%2C717&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"538,717\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"inkberg-enigma-cover-LR\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/inkberg-enigma-cover-LR.jpg?fit=538%2C717&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/inkberg-enigma-cover-LR.jpg?resize=269%2C359&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"book cover of The Inkberg Enigma, by Jonathan King. Published by Gecko Press | recommended on BooksYALove.com\" class=\"wp-image-11990\" width=\"269\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/inkberg-enigma-cover-LR.jpg?w=538&amp;ssl=1 538w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/inkberg-enigma-cover-LR.jpg?resize=201%2C268&amp;ssl=1 201w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/inkberg-enigma-cover-LR.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 269px) 100vw, 269px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Strange activity in the bay,<br>the Castle looms above town,<br>so many secrets and so much danger!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a new town for dad&#8217;s museum job, Miro satisfies his old book habit by selling old diving gear and things that he finds in the attic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Glimpsing a deep-sea fisherman wrapped by a <a href=\"https:\/\/ocean.si.edu\/ocean-life\/invertebrates\/giant-squid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">giant tentacle<\/a> puts Miro and schoolmate Zia at odds with the Works fish-processing plant manager who threatens to tell Miss Danforth, owner of their town\u2026 and employer of their parents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Digging into the town&#8217;s history reveals a tragic last-century <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coolantarctica.com\/Antarctica%20fact%20file\/History\/exploration-history.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Antarctic expedition<\/a>, eerie creatures discovered on that voyage, and enduring links that may endanger their New Zealand coastal town even now!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What really happens inside the Works?<br>Will Zia&#8217;s photos expose dire secrets?<br>Would reclusive Miss Danforth help the teens?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A pitch-black iceberg and a perilous journey &#8211; the expedition journal is a book of secrets within this graphic novel of mystery and discovery!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What local historical fact has taken you by surprise?<br>**kmm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Book info<\/strong>: The Inkberg Enigma \/ Jonathan King. Gecko Press, 2020. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jking.nz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">author site<\/a>]  [<a href=\"https:\/\/geckopress.com\/bookshop\/the-inkberg-enigma\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">publisher site<\/a>]  Review copy and cover image courtesy of the publisher.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Strange activity in the bay,the Castle looms above town,so many secrets and so much danger! In a new town for dad&#8217;s museum job, Miro satisfies his old book habit by selling old diving gear and things that he finds in the attic. 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