Welcome to Litsy!

This is one of the strangest books I‘ve ever read. It was a runner up to the Newbery, so it‘s supposed to be a children‘s book. While I could see that a child might like the high fantasy and swashbuckling parts of the book, it‘s pretty dark in places. It‘s obvious to see that what was once acceptable to talk about casually with children is no longer the case, ie: smoking tobacco and others (don‘t want to spoil) 🔻