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The Blurb On The Back:
Mabel Mynt knows a lot about space …
… like how we feel connected to the stars because we are all made of stardust.
And that Mum’s new boyfriend, Galactic Gavin, has eyes that twinkle like Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky.
And that sometimes the perfect place for her sister, Terrible Topaz, would be a black hole.
But Mabel doesn’t know how to fill the space in her heart that Dad left when he walked out.
And so she sets out on a mission of discovery …
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Lara Williamson’s contemporary novel for children aged 9+ deals sensitively with the subjects of anxiety and depression and children will empathise with Mabel’s ever-growing worries. However, the plot is very busy so the pacing sags and for me it’s overwritten and too reliant on similes. I also wanted to know how old Mabel was because at times she seems quite young (notably her belief in the magic goblet) but otherwise seems older than Topaz.
Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the review copy of this book.
… like how we feel connected to the stars because we are all made of stardust.
And that Mum’s new boyfriend, Galactic Gavin, has eyes that twinkle like Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky.
And that sometimes the perfect place for her sister, Terrible Topaz, would be a black hole.
But Mabel doesn’t know how to fill the space in her heart that Dad left when he walked out.
And so she sets out on a mission of discovery …
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Lara Williamson’s contemporary novel for children aged 9+ deals sensitively with the subjects of anxiety and depression and children will empathise with Mabel’s ever-growing worries. However, the plot is very busy so the pacing sags and for me it’s overwritten and too reliant on similes. I also wanted to know how old Mabel was because at times she seems quite young (notably her belief in the magic goblet) but otherwise seems older than Topaz.
Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the review copy of this book.
