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The Blurb On The Back:
ALEX ALWAYS is a normal, everyday kid living in a normal, everyday city …
AXEL STORMWARD is a monster-slaying hero living in a world of magic.
But all that’s about to change …
When the two boys magically swap places, needy nerd Alex is thrust into an epic quest to save the world of Aërth.
Meanwhile, sword-singing Axel is faced with double maths, a gran who’s six months behind on the rent, and a crucial chess tournament he’s got to win - when he doesn’t even know how to play.
Can the boys complete their Impossible Quests and find a way back to their own lives, or will they discover they don’t have a life to come back to?
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Sam Copeland’s humorous fantasy novel for readers aged 9+ (the first in a series) has some genuine laugh-out-loud moments and gleefully subverts a number of the fantasy cliches. Although I think Alex has more depth than Axel and some of the resolutions to plot difficulties were too pat, there are also some genuinely moving moments and I enjoyed the adventure such that I would definitely read the sequel.
ALEX -VS- AXEL: THE IMPOSSIBLE QUESTS was released in the United Kingdom on 2nd May 2024. Thanks to the Amazon Vine Progrmme for the review copy of this book.
AXEL STORMWARD is a monster-slaying hero living in a world of magic.
But all that’s about to change …
When the two boys magically swap places, needy nerd Alex is thrust into an epic quest to save the world of Aërth.
Meanwhile, sword-singing Axel is faced with double maths, a gran who’s six months behind on the rent, and a crucial chess tournament he’s got to win - when he doesn’t even know how to play.
Can the boys complete their Impossible Quests and find a way back to their own lives, or will they discover they don’t have a life to come back to?
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Sam Copeland’s humorous fantasy novel for readers aged 9+ (the first in a series) has some genuine laugh-out-loud moments and gleefully subverts a number of the fantasy cliches. Although I think Alex has more depth than Axel and some of the resolutions to plot difficulties were too pat, there are also some genuinely moving moments and I enjoyed the adventure such that I would definitely read the sequel.
ALEX -VS- AXEL: THE IMPOSSIBLE QUESTS was released in the United Kingdom on 2nd May 2024. Thanks to the Amazon Vine Progrmme for the review copy of this book.
