REVIEWED BY SASKIA, 11, WA
The Fire Star: A Maven and Reeve mystery by AL Tait, Penguin, ISBN 9781760897079
The publisher provided a review copy of this book.
The Fire Star was an interesting book, though it was hard to get into at the start. Maven is a servant to Lady Cassandra and Reeve is a squire for Sir Garrick. The plot is about how a precious stone, which is the foundation of Sir Garrick and Lady Cassandra’s marriage, gets stolen. This causes a lot of accusations and uncovered secrets. The book is filled with lots of plot twists and great descriptive language. The only downside is that the plot is rather complicated and so are the characters. Otherwise, I enjoyed the book and would recommend it to ages 11+. I give it seven out of ten.
Read the first chapter on the publisher’s website
Read our interview with Allison Tait about writing The Fire Star
This is Saskia’s second review for Alphabet Soup. Read her review of My Place (Younger readers edition) by Sally Morgan.
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