It is always a pleasure to find a debut author who really does deliver - and Joseph Elliott does just that. The setting is Scotland - the Western Isles - but this is not a known period, rather an alternative history. We meet Agatha and Jaimie who both have problems - Agatha has Downs Syndrome, Jaimie suffers dreadful anxiety. Not ideal when you find yourself on a desperate quest to save your clan. Briskly written, full of excitement and great characters for keen 10 + readers
(Ferelith Hordon - bwl 96 Spring 2020 ) |