The Blazing Unicorn

Dark Unicorns #4

by Alice Hemming

From Alice Hemming, the bestselling author of The Midnight Unicorn, comes a brand-new unicorn fairytale.
An evil king, a fearsome warrior, a fight for freedom.
If you were granted three wishes, what would you wish for?

For Marie, that dream becomes a reality when she stumbles across a magical unicorn deep in the forest. But when Marie - who is so kind and trusting in nature - decides to tell her father Jacob about the wishes bestowed upon her, he tricks her into giving the wishes to him.

Driven by greed, he enslaves the unicorn by demanding for never-ending wishes. Unable to say no, the unicorn submits...

Years later, the Kingdom of Quessia has slowly fallen into poverty and ruin under the rein of King Jacob. A spiteful and careless king, Jacob is disliked by all of his subjects, but little does he know that a revolution threatening his throne and his life is not too far in his future...

Will King Jacob keep the Blazing Unicorn enslaved forever and retain his throne? Will Marie ever be able to right the wrongs of her past? As exciting as it is gripping, this unicorn fairy tale from Alice Hemming will be your next favourite read.

Genres: Unicorns, Middle Grade

367 pages, Paperback

Published March 4, 2021

About the author

Alice Hemming is the author of over fifty books for children, including the bestselling Dark Unicorns series (Scholastic), and picture book, The Leaf Thief with illustrator Nicola Slater (Scholastic 2020), which has sold across the world and been translated into nineteen languages. Alice lives in Hertfordshire, UK with her husband and two children, and works in a writing shed at the top of her garden.

Reviews

[Charlie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I actually enjoyed this one more than the others. It's an easy read but nice fairytales.

[Midnight · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved the story but I was hoping for Marie to just snap at her father and traumatise with her true feelings about him and see the monster he was before his death, plus I believe Marie and Banes would be such a better couple than Banes and Wyll

[Scarlett Bell · Rating 5 out of 5]

So good wondering what would happen it could be for everyone because it has a message and it has a fairytale kind of setting out.

[Rachel C. Sullivan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This has been my favorite of the series so far. Can't wait to get my hands on the fifth book! ☺️

[Shannon McDermott · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a magical children’s book, a different tale that was inspiring and whimsical

[Marcy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful story!