June 5th, 2019 || and the hay fever is back.... with a vengeance 🤧🤧 anyways, the best way for me to combat back is to stay indoors unfortunately... although I’m having a lot of time to read. . Today I wanted to talk about Wildspark by Vashti Hardy. Picked it up on a whim a few weeks ago because middle-grade is always a good genre to get out of a reading slump and it was clearly a good decision. This book is set in the magical city of Medlock where a guild of inventors have developed a way to capture spirits of the dead in animal-like machines and that alone was enough to spark (no pun intended 😂) my interest. We follow Prue Haywood as she joins the secret guild to try and learn as much as she can so she can bring her brother back. . This story was unputdownable. It does have elements that would remind readers of other middle-grade books (for example Harry Potter and His Dark Materials) but as a whole it is such a fantastic adventure with great twists along the way. It’s a story about friendship, family and loss and it deals with “heavy” topics such as life and death in a great way, considering this is for children. . And the characters are just marvellous. I loved reading this adventure through Prue’s eyes. She’s brave and curious and feels very real. Her friends, Edwin and Agapantha, are also adorable and the three of them make a great trio. . This is a great book for any child but one adults can also enjoy. So if you like the sound of it, give it a try. I know Vashti Hardy has another book out and I’m planning on reading it very soon 💕. . Do you read children’s books? Any recommendations? • • • • #childrenslit #wildspark #vashtihardy #childrenbookart #readeverywhere #fortheloveofreading #booksandcoffee #unitedbookstagram #adayinbooklandreviews #bookstagramit https://www.instagram.com/p/ByUyWuBoZkv/?igshid=534m4xdpzfgh