I have very mixed views on this book!

On the one hand I really didn’t /enjoy/ reading it. It felt like a chore, felt disjointed and broken, and was sometimes rather annoying

But on the other hand, I absolutely loved it! The story itself was as original as fiction books can get. The characters were enjoyable and not irritating to be around. The peaks were well written and gripping, the puzzles were interesting and the magic and fantasy was well done.

The ending was relatively well done. I’m satisfied by all but one small hole that I’m assuming the author left on purpose (which we can add to the not happy list): So what’s his real name?!?!

I would definitely recommend this as a free reading book for older children, and can imagine them enjoying it a lot. Personally, it isn’t one of my favourites, but I will definitely remember it for a longtime to come.