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I know it’s for kids, but I often found it too scary (though I am a wimp). Did not finish

I’ve finished Tithe, the first of the three stories, and really enjoyed it. I like the way Holly Black mixes the modern world with faerie tropes such as the power of names, not eating faerie food, changelings etc.

I understand all three stories are tied together.

I’m really enjoying this: what’s not to love? There’s time-travel, science, history, romance...

This is published in the UK as The Mirroculist Mission, published by UCLan Publishing in 2019. I have a signed copy, the author being a local lad (as it were)

I’m finding this a bit hard going. It took me a quarter of the book to realise who (or what) the narrator was and the second person point of view is hard to read. The story is a bit slow currently: hopeful it will pick up.

Couldn't finish it.

Because this is the sort of book where you choose what happens, you flip from page to page. That means you can't tell what progress you've made, though I'm up to the wedding. I quite like the idea, but you have to concentrate, because there's quite a few short side-stories. I kept my finger in the starting page. Also, difficult to read in the bath.

I think it helps to have seen the film first. Not often that is the case! The book is illustrated with line drawings of the creatures, but that doesn't really do them justice - think I need to see the film again

Chloe is a teenage brat (but I'm generally enjoying the book, which is actually in three parts.

"In the direct sunlight, his eyes were an absolute clear amber colour. In normal light, they were very dark brown, almost black". Twilight much?!

Not immediately grasping, but has promise.

Not at all like The Wizard of Oz - almost made me blush!