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A review by rhiannon0307
Tinsel: The Girls Who Invented Christmas by Sibéal Pounder
4.0
This was such a brilliant festive story that highlighted the true magic of Christmas.
Blanche Claus is an orphan who dreams of bigger things than the life she leads in London as a carter. When she receives a magic bauble from a mysterious stranger, her world begins to change. Blanche soon finds herself in an unusual position and she, Rinki, Santa, and all of the Carols, prepare to make Christmas a magical time for every child in the world.
I enjoyed all the different elements that we got in this story, with the Elves also being faeries depending on the temperature, Eggnog the dancing Fir tree and Rudy the lovely horse! It made me laugh out loud, scared and even angry at parts which is definitely a sign of a good book. I also loved that the Epilogue tells you how bad Tinsel is for the environment and that Carol (the inventor) wants you, the reader, to come up with an environmentally friendly substitute.
I read this book in one day because I couldn't put it down. If you want a fast paced festive Middlegrade book then this is definitely one that you should pick up!
Thank you so much to NetGalley for providing me with an e-copy of this book. It's one that I'll be re-reading year after year and I'll be recommending it to anyone who wants a feminist Christmas tale.
Blanche Claus is an orphan who dreams of bigger things than the life she leads in London as a carter. When she receives a magic bauble from a mysterious stranger, her world begins to change. Blanche soon finds herself in an unusual position and she, Rinki, Santa, and all of the Carols, prepare to make Christmas a magical time for every child in the world.
I enjoyed all the different elements that we got in this story, with the Elves also being faeries depending on the temperature, Eggnog the dancing Fir tree and Rudy the lovely horse! It made me laugh out loud, scared and even angry at parts which is definitely a sign of a good book. I also loved that the Epilogue tells you how bad Tinsel is for the environment and that Carol (the inventor) wants you, the reader, to come up with an environmentally friendly substitute.
I read this book in one day because I couldn't put it down. If you want a fast paced festive Middlegrade book then this is definitely one that you should pick up!
Thank you so much to NetGalley for providing me with an e-copy of this book. It's one that I'll be re-reading year after year and I'll be recommending it to anyone who wants a feminist Christmas tale.