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Beaver Towers, by Nigel Hinton
Genre: Fantasy
Publisher: CB Creative Books
Published: 2015
Review Posted: 4/15/2016
Reviewer Rating:
Reader Rating: Not Rated

Beaver Towers, by Nigel Hinton

Book Review by SJ Higbee

Have you read this book?

I'd bought this series for Frankie when the first book was read to her at school and she was desperate to discover what would happen next. And now, I've just finished reading it to her younger brother -- was he as entranced by Philip and Baby B?

Philip notices a small dark cloud as he starts to fly the mysterious dragon kite he discovers in the corner of his room -- but he could not imagine what happens as the wind picks up. And where he ends up...

And no -- that isn't the original blurb, which manages to give all the main plot points in this slim volume, except the finale. Hinton's prose is economical with plenty of repetitive words for those newly independent readers, but the strength of this story is the layers of characterization he manages to pack into his amusing dialogue. There is plenty of humor in this adventure story -- we all laughed at Baby B and some of the misunderstandings that arise between the absent-minded Mr Edgar and dear old Mrs Badger. But set against the chuckles, there are also some genuinely creepy moments, when young Philip is in real danger.

I'll forgive Hinton the rather rapid denouement, as the story is deftly continued in the sequel, which we are currently reading, as Oscar was every bit as entranced with the story as Frankie. He is far less inclined to sit still and listen as carefully, so it is a testament to the power of this pacey, enjoyable story with its cast of memorable characters. As for me -- this was a second time I'd read it aloud. Did I enjoy it as much the second time around?

Oh yes. The prose is well written and I always enjoy providing various voices for strong characters. If you have some youngsters in your life of 6 or 7, who enjoy being read to and you want a slice of fantastic adventure to offer them, then you could do a lot worse than track down this engaging book.

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