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A review by meesha84
Tilly and the Lost Fairytales by Anna James
3.0
A book will welcome any reader; any age, any background, any point of view
Anna James returns with the sequel to her debut book, and I really hope there’s going to be a third in the series.
This sequel felt a little slower than the first book, although I probably still zipped through it in record time. It follows on from the aftermath of the first book, and lots of talk of what would happen now to the libraries and book wanderers. This section reminded me of parts in Order of the Phoenix, and it did hit a stumbling block here with the pacing.
Once Tilly and Oskar hit Paris, we do find out more about Oskar, including something that had been niggling at me from the first book. I wanted some more insight into Oskar, and while he still is a mysterious character, we do find that he’s a good protector of Tilly when they’re book-wandering. We also get a look into Grandma’s past, with a character linked to her appearing in Paris, and another piece of the jigsaw puzzle slots into place.
This book is based majorly around fairytales, and being reminded of the much loved tales from my childhood made me want to pick them up and read them all over again. There’s also a throwaway comment to Arthur Dent in his pyjamas, which I initially found an odd thing to include in a children’s/young adult book, however it’s probably because I’ve never read the books.
I struggled a little bit with some of the words used in this. I’m in the wrong age bracket to have picked up this book, however, even I stumbled over the words “obfuscation”, “discombobulated” and “subterfuge”. (I still can’t say discombobulated - it’s on my list of words I hate!)
The book ends on a rather annoying cliffhanger (the first one didn’t quite so much), and I felt the same as Tilly, that there was something that was just out of reach, that I couldn’t put my finger on. It wasn’t the way I wanted it to end, although I did realise that I was fast running out of pages for my questions regarding the breadcrumbs etc to be answered. As this has been left on a cliffhanger, I’m confident these will be answered in the follow up.
I still prefer the first book, as it feels more magical to read to your children, however, this is a good continuation, I just wish the beginning had been a bit more faster paced. Once you get to Paris, you will be finishing the book ASAP, and will be definitely in the mood for Christmas.
Anna James returns with the sequel to her debut book, and I really hope there’s going to be a third in the series.
This sequel felt a little slower than the first book, although I probably still zipped through it in record time. It follows on from the aftermath of the first book, and lots of talk of what would happen now to the libraries and book wanderers. This section reminded me of parts in Order of the Phoenix, and it did hit a stumbling block here with the pacing.
Once Tilly and Oskar hit Paris, we do find out more about Oskar, including something that had been niggling at me from the first book. I wanted some more insight into Oskar, and while he still is a mysterious character, we do find that he’s a good protector of Tilly when they’re book-wandering. We also get a look into Grandma’s past, with a character linked to her appearing in Paris, and another piece of the jigsaw puzzle slots into place.
This book is based majorly around fairytales, and being reminded of the much loved tales from my childhood made me want to pick them up and read them all over again. There’s also a throwaway comment to Arthur Dent in his pyjamas, which I initially found an odd thing to include in a children’s/young adult book, however it’s probably because I’ve never read the books.
I struggled a little bit with some of the words used in this. I’m in the wrong age bracket to have picked up this book, however, even I stumbled over the words “obfuscation”, “discombobulated” and “subterfuge”. (I still can’t say discombobulated - it’s on my list of words I hate!)
The book ends on a rather annoying cliffhanger (the first one didn’t quite so much), and I felt the same as Tilly, that there was something that was just out of reach, that I couldn’t put my finger on. It wasn’t the way I wanted it to end, although I did realise that I was fast running out of pages for my questions regarding the breadcrumbs etc to be answered. As this has been left on a cliffhanger, I’m confident these will be answered in the follow up.
I still prefer the first book, as it feels more magical to read to your children, however, this is a good continuation, I just wish the beginning had been a bit more faster paced. Once you get to Paris, you will be finishing the book ASAP, and will be definitely in the mood for Christmas.