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A review by anban
The Creakers by Tom Fletcher
3.0
I massively enjoyed Fletcher's first novel 'The Christmasaurus' with it's quirks and humour and magic. However The Creakers left me feeling a little more meh. Of course I'm not actually it's target audience but I do love me a good 9-12 fiction (Harry Potter anyone?!)
The narrator chapters just felt a bit too silly and jarring to me, and while Fletcher obviously draws inspiration from Dahl, he doesn't quite reach that man's genius (though really, who can?). The Creakers is funny and clever and while the monsters-under-the-bed trope has been done a lot, Fletcher finds a new spin which was refreshing and enjoyable.
The narrator chapters just felt a bit too silly and jarring to me, and while Fletcher obviously draws inspiration from Dahl, he doesn't quite reach that man's genius (though really, who can?). The Creakers is funny and clever and while the monsters-under-the-bed trope has been done a lot, Fletcher finds a new spin which was refreshing and enjoyable.