A review by joymargot
Juniper's Christmas by Eoin Colfer

3.0

I bought this because my cat’s name is Juniper and I wanted something cute and cosy to read over Christmas.

While I was pleasantly surprised to see so many important topics covered in a book aimed at children, it didn’t quite hit the mark for me and the middle section really dragged. I appreciate the irony of criticising a children’s story for being silly but some of the humour (such as the Madden’s names) felt rather dumbed down compared to the overall tone.

Still, I didn’t have a bad time with it and I appreciated the ethnically diverse characters and the important messages about houselessness. I shall pass my copy onto a more age-appropriate reader!