Reviews

The Amber Amulet by Sonia Martinez, Craig Silvey

fishfish's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

pandacat42's review

3.0

***I received an ARC from Edelweiss for an honest review***

I found the superhero child to be endearing. However, I thought the neighbor adult in this novel shared a bit too much with an impressionable youngster. The whole "in love/out of love" was very TMI. This lady is in severe need of some girlfriends.

limeywesty's review

3.0

An endearing novella by Craig Silvey. Whilst the protagonist of the "Amber Amulet" would be just as at home in a children's story book, the emotions and discussions are purely adult, heightened by the eye of childhood naivety. The scrapbook illustrations are adorable, and as a purely aesthetic experience, "the Amber Amulet" is delightful.

idelfiedel's review

lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

philipkbradbury's review

4.0

Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes

eden_ainsley's review

1.0

This book just wasn't for me

samdutli's review

adventurous inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

avsfan08's review

3.0

A lovely little novella. I was initially taken by the retro pulp-fiction look of the cover - it's a gorgeous little book with scrapbook-like illustrations within. I found the story of 12 year old Liam aka The Masked Avenger charming. He's a super hero who keeps his street safe by putting out forgotten rubbish bins, ensuring car tyres are at the correct pressure and desiring to cure unhappiness.

lilli_l_f's review

3.0

3.5/5

charmaineclancy's review

4.0

Adorable short story about an insomniac boy's secret identity and his never-ending quest to do good.