so-so
Andy Ruffell‘s debut fantasy novel for readers aged 9+ sensitively addresses the serious theme about how fear and hatred are used to turn people against each other. However the plot is predictable, the villain is under-developed with non-sensical motives, Lily‘s super powers develop too quickly and feel unearned and Ruffell bottles a character death in a way that feels cheap. It‘s not a bad book, but I wouldn‘t rush to read a sequel.
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