The Maker Of Monsters by Lorraine Gregory

The Blurb On The Back:

Brat has always lived in the isolated castle on the island, taking care of the vicious creatures that his master creates, waiting in terror for the moment when they are ready to be put to use. But then the unthinkable happens. The monsters get out. Now Brat must overcome his features, and venture into the world he has hidden from his whole life. For the fate of the everyone rests on his shoulders alone …

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The Verdict:

Lorraine Gregory’s standalone dark fantasy novel for children aged 9+ has a believable central character who needs to overcome his fears and his relationship with Tingle and Sherman and desperation for love from Lord Macawber is sweet without ever being sickly. However the story is a little episodic and dependent on sudden revelations to get characters out of trouble and there’s a twist at the end that I think could have been hints at earlier.

Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the review copy of this book.