I have previously read and loved 'A Jigsaw of Fire and Stars' by Yaba so I was delighted to be gifted this copy. This is a great story of myths and magic that will captivate you and have you pinned to your seat until you have devoured this book in one sitting. I have Lionheart Girl sitting in my pile ready to read soon, for which I obviously have high expectations. Happy to recommend all her books!

This is a work of lyrical and magical prose, it’s done in the sort of style that was reminiscent of ‘classical’ children’s tales and I always appreciate it when a book does that. Also though that means that it may not be easy for all younger [12ish] readers to be able to grasp this novel, but every kid is different so, it’s not a slam on the book saying it’s too old fashioned for all 12-year-olds, just that this may not be for every reader around that age. Depends on your child. I for one found this an absolute delight to read, the pacing is done a bit differently, as this is a book for younger YA readers, you don’t want to overload on page numbers so Badoe does a good job on condensing it. But you can’t help but want more! [This is not necessarily a problem, we’ll just hope Badoe keeps churning out awesome books lol] I was also disappointed that the ending happened at all lol, I mean, I could have read another 100 pages at least, I loved when they took action together towards the end.