A review by cupitonians
Ghostcloud by Michael Mann

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Very good middle-grade debut novel by an author who is 'half' Yorkshire, 'half' Indian - just like my niblings. I enjoyed Luke Smith-Sharma's (the MC) navigation of what it means to have mixed identities, and his journey to finding himself. It does have dark themes of child labour, trafficking, and climate events caused by fossil fuel usage, but I feel that Gen Alpha readers (like our MCs Luke, Jess, Ravi and Alma) are aware and ready to fight the good fight for the collective good of humanity. I immediately added the second book to my TBR.