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Book Series: The Oddmire Book 1

Rating: 5/5

Publication Date: July 16, 2019

Genre: MG Fantasy

Recommended Age: 12+ (slight scary moments)

Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers

Pages: 272

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Synopsis: Magic is fading from the Wild Wood. To renew it, goblins must perform an ancient ritual involving the rarest of their kind—a newborn changeling. But when the fateful night arrives to trade a human baby for a goblin one, something goes terribly wrong. After laying the changeling in a human infant’s crib, the goblin Kull is briefly distracted from his task. By the time he turns back, the changeling has already perfectly mimicked the human child. Too perfectly: Kull cannot tell them apart. Not knowing which to bring back, he leaves both babies behind.

Tinn and Cole are raised as human twins, neither knowing what secrets may be buried deep inside one of them. Then when they are twelve years old, a mysterious message arrives, calling the brothers to be heroes and protectors of magic. The boys must leave behind their sleepy town of Endsborough and risk their lives in the Wild Wood, crossing the perilous Oddmire swamp and journeying through the Deep Dark to reach the goblin horde and discover who they truly are.

Review: I thought this was an absolutely cute and amazing book. It’s wonderfully targeted towards kids! It’s got a dark side but I don’t think it would be too scary for the young ones. The characters were strong, I loved the commentary on non traditional families and how differences don’t make you less loved. I also thought the pacing was amazing as well.

However, I did think that the book was a tad predictable, but I’m almost 30 years old and I have a great track record of predicting endings.

Verdict: If you have a young one or like young books definitely get this one!