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Whilst the narrative had a good pace, there were elements of the story that I felt could have been elaborated on. There were occasions where I would have liked to hear more about the creatures, so found myself flicking back to the bestiary at the front pages to read more of a description. With that said, the world was vivid enough that I found myself picturing it as if it was on the big screen! A good variety of tear-jerking, edge-of-my-seat and humorous moments.
This is definitely a great book for a read-aloud and one that I can't wait to share. Katherine Rundell uses some ambitious vocabulary that - great to expose children to. I'm very excited to continue reading, as it is due to be a series!
Graphic: Child death, Death of parent
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death
Moderate: Violence, Murder
Minor: Alcohol
Moderate: Animal death, Violence
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Cursing, Excrement
Jag var nyfiken pĂ¥ boken eftersom den klassas som vuxen fantasy pĂ¥ mitt jobb, men originalet vänder sig till 9-12-Ă¥ringar. Jag skulle säga att den passar bra att läsa frĂ¥n ca 10 Ă¥r och uppĂ¥t, men om den stĂ¥r pĂ¥ vuxen-sidan sĂ¥ kanske fler vuxna faktiskt läser den ocksĂ¥.
Boken är full av äventyr, magi och mytologiska varelser - bĂ¥de snälla och de som inte är fullt sĂ¥ snälla - och passar dem som gillar t ex Narnia och Harry Potter. Det är inte helt barnvänligt hela tiden, ibland blir det vĂ¥ldsamt och dödligt, men det förekommer ju i mĂ¥nga böcker som riktar sig mot barn. Jag njuter av att befinna mig bland sfinxer, gripar, enhörningar, drakar och alla andra mytiska väsen och jag vill definitivt läsa nästa del när den kommer till hösten!
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Vomit
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Violence, Blood
Minor: Child death, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Violence, Murder
Moderate: Death
Minor: Violence
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death of parent
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Alcohol
Graphic: Animal death, Violence
Moderate: Child death