As someone who doesn't really read fantasy, and not the target market for this YA book I was surprised at how much I enjoyed it.
Set in Ireland, Rose is being bullied at school and takes solace by visiting an elderly couple Gracie and Nellie who brighten her days and offer her home-baked goods and sweets.
However, things take a turn for the worse and into weirdness when one evening Rose is given a magical stone to protect by an ice giant. It is up to her to save the world from legendry creatures, with her wits, a stone a hammer, the bully Emer, and the elderly couple to help her.
It was a really sweet story, with an environmental twist which was fast moving and a bit of a page turner. I particularly loved the catshee not-cat and how it transformed into a magical creature just when it was needed.
This was a perfect read for a cold, autumn afternoon. Many thanks to Readers First for an advanced review copy.
Set in Ireland, Rose is being bullied at school and takes solace by visiting an elderly couple Gracie and Nellie who brighten her days and offer her home-baked goods and sweets.
However, things take a turn for the worse and into weirdness when one evening Rose is given a magical stone to protect by an ice giant. It is up to her to save the world from legendry creatures, with her wits, a stone a hammer, the bully Emer, and the elderly couple to help her.
It was a really sweet story, with an environmental twist which was fast moving and a bit of a page turner. I particularly loved the catshee not-cat and how it transformed into a magical creature just when it was needed.
This was a perfect read for a cold, autumn afternoon. Many thanks to Readers First for an advanced review copy.