Do you love adventure books? Fast-paced, exciting ones that scoop you up at the beginning and spin you into their mysterious world like a magical web but – all too soon – thrillingly spit you out at the end, feeling exhilarated and yearning for more? Great, you’re in the right place…
Even the most reluctant reader would find Beetle Boy difficult to put down. This is a detective story with brave characters so well-drawn that you will find yourself wishing they were your friends. If you are a lover of the repugnant villains to be found in Roald Dahl and David Walliams’ stories, then you will find Lucretia Cutter a wonderfully imagined character equally dreadful and dastardly!
The backdrop of heroic beetles is original and I was fascinated to learn more about this species; the author has clearly thoroughly researched and grown to love them. I found myself sneaking in a few pages of this fabulous book at the oddest times just so that I could find out what happened next. As the book concluded, I didn’t want to leave the wondrous world MG Leonard had created. Thankfully, Beetle Boy is the first of a trilogy and I have now enjoyed all three titles – each as mysterious and well-written as the first. You are in for a treat!
Mrs Oshungbure