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By Robin Jarvis |
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is a great book, I think I am a big fan of Robin Jarvis! This book is about a battle
between good and evil - I like books like that so that pleased me to start with! In this
book he has made a race of little "people" who are able to change their shape in
order to hide and stay safe. They are called Werlings and they are very sweet and good
fun. I guess they remind me a bit of Hobbits but not too much. Anyway, these Werlings are living safe and happy in their forest called Hagwood. There are some areas it is not safe to go to but otherwise everything is happy. Then, everything changes! A small group of Werlings who are out training meet Frighty Aggie! I won't tell you about her because it would spoil things but she is a great character! The Smith tries to save them but unfortunately he is on the run from some evil elf-like creatures and he has something their ruler wants! Now the elves think that the Werlings are involved and their lives are in danger! The Thornogres are set loose - huge, thorny, blood-sucking, bush-like monsters! They cross the Hagburn river and close in on the Werlings ..... Honestly - you must read this book! It makes you want to go on to the next chapter and not put it down. In fact, my Mum read almost all of it in one go!! Grrrrr! I was MAD that she finished before me! There are some lovely illustrations, the Werlings are great and you really care about them because Mr Jarvis describes them so well and gives each one a detailed personality. They were different from the characters in the Deptford Mice book too which was great because sometimes if you read a lot of things by the same author, all the characters end up just being like each other but with different names! My favourite character was Gamaliel the Werling. He was one of the main characters and therefore he had the most description put into him and I knew more about him. He is very small with ginger hair, a round face, a blobby nose and a plump little body. He has a bossy sister and a nutty Dad! He is clumsy and unsure of himself and he always gets into trouble which is often quite funny. You can't help liking him. The book is quite scary in places and needs to be read by 7+ really. It has a fantasy adventure theme and Robin Jarvis has done a very good job. Iestyn Evans |
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