Winter 2013, 30 pages, ebook, Review copy
Summary from Amazon (I don't benefit by mentioning them)
Even a Royal Baby needs a Stork; but what happens when there’s a Cuckoo in the nest?
Marjorie has to act, and act quickly, or the new Baby Prince may lose his inheritance and the Crown.
The Cunning Cuckoo plots to move into the Palace and the mindless Magpie wants to steal the Crown Jewels.
Can Marjorie scupper their plans or will the ravenous Raven get in her way?
Marjorie has to act, and act quickly, or the new Baby Prince may lose his inheritance and the Crown.
The Cunning Cuckoo plots to move into the Palace and the mindless Magpie wants to steal the Crown Jewels.
Can Marjorie scupper their plans or will the ravenous Raven get in her way?
Nayuleska's thoughts
I loved the set up for the story, how
everything was explained with good humour liberally tossed about, There's a
fair amount of mischief for Marjorie to counter, but sadly this was where the
plot felt rushed. With such a detailed build up I was surprised at how little
time was spent on the secret mission. It felt like an important and significant
chunk of the story was missing, the flow was rough which is a shame because the
rest of the story is strong, funny and all in all enticing.
Suggested read
For more adventure check out Secret Kingdom: Enchanted Palace by Rosie Banks (Children's, 7 years +, 10/10E)
No comments:
Post a Comment
If you like the look of books reviewed, have read them, or have anything else to say, please leave a comment! Any comments with links in them that aren't for book/anime/film blogs will be removed.