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A review by bookchainedsoul
Curse of the Dearmad by Emma Mylrea
4.0
Thank you to the author, publisher and Love Books Tours for a review copy of the book and a spot on the book tour.
The Curse of the Dearmad was a great read, quick and easy. While the target audience is around the age of 10, I recon the people who would enjoy this most would be those slightly younger (6-7 years old) who are trying to push themselves or reading with a parent.
The high points of this book for me were the illustrations, the description, and Percy’s sister, Nell. The illustrations at the beginning of each chapter were cute and helped bring to life the characters and scenes. Again I think this is something younger readers would really like and find helpful if they’re starting to read longer books. Mylrea’s writing is brilliant for children. It’s simple enough to understand but she uses language really well to paint a really vivid image of the characters and settings, which is only strengthened by the illustrations. My favourite character was Nell, our main characters sister. She was powerful and strong and motivated. I thought she was definitely the best character.
While I did not necessarily like all of the characters that much (just prom preference) they were all well written and varied. The plot was intriguing even though some of it was somewhat predictable, but then again maybe not for children.
Overall, I absolutely recommend this for young readers, especially those looking to move onto longer books or working their way up to ‘middle grade’ fiction like Percy Jackson. I think this book would be a great entry point for them, and it’s interesting in its own right.
The Curse of the Dearmad was a great read, quick and easy. While the target audience is around the age of 10, I recon the people who would enjoy this most would be those slightly younger (6-7 years old) who are trying to push themselves or reading with a parent.
The high points of this book for me were the illustrations, the description, and Percy’s sister, Nell. The illustrations at the beginning of each chapter were cute and helped bring to life the characters and scenes. Again I think this is something younger readers would really like and find helpful if they’re starting to read longer books. Mylrea’s writing is brilliant for children. It’s simple enough to understand but she uses language really well to paint a really vivid image of the characters and settings, which is only strengthened by the illustrations. My favourite character was Nell, our main characters sister. She was powerful and strong and motivated. I thought she was definitely the best character.
While I did not necessarily like all of the characters that much (just prom preference) they were all well written and varied. The plot was intriguing even though some of it was somewhat predictable, but then again maybe not for children.
Overall, I absolutely recommend this for young readers, especially those looking to move onto longer books or working their way up to ‘middle grade’ fiction like Percy Jackson. I think this book would be a great entry point for them, and it’s interesting in its own right.