Dancing Jax by Robin Jarvis

The Blurb On The Back:

Some books should be banned or destroyed. This is the story of one of them ...

In a coastal town, a strange, out-of-print children’s book is found, full of colourful stories of castles, knights and unicorns. But the book is no fairytale. Written by Austerly Fellows, a mysterious turn-of-the-century occultist, it is no mere entertainment. In fact, those who start it find that they just can’t put it down, no matter how much they may want to.

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The Verdict:

Robin Jarvis’s dark fantasy novel for children aged 11+ (the first in a trilogy) is a weird, sinister affair that bucks many of the conventions in children’s literature (including by having a largely adult cast) and takes a jaundiced view of modern life and the attitude of teenagers. However the way Jarvis intermingles backstory with the plot works really well and the body swapping is really disturbing such that I want to check out the sequel.

Thanks to Harper Collins for the review copy of this book.