Genre: Middle Grade Fantasy
Published: January 15, 2024
Pages: 177
Lost in a wild West Virginia forest, Phoebe Gray's world is upended when she finds an irritable goblin named Gnish-Gnash. She’s stumbled into Lerch Hollow, a place of magic and mystery where trolls lurk in shadows and mermaids sway with the tide. The young adventurer soon finds herself caught up in a race against time; the Dark Mistress Lucinda is on the hunt for the last Griffin's egg, for its power will make her unstoppable. It is up to Phoebe to protect the egg while discovering the secrets of her own magical connection to the mysterious wizard Thatcher. With Gnish at her side and her grandfather’s old cloak on her back, Phoebe must protect this enchanted world from destruction.
I received the audiobook version of this book through Netgalley. This is my honest review.
This story had a bit of a Harry Potter finding out magic is real feel to it. Phoebe's life was going on perfectly normally, then bam, she meets a goblin and is transported to another world. It's a perfect fantasy element for a middle grade book.
Although I'm a few decades older than the target audience, I felt rather invested in Phoebe's story, anxious to see how she would overcome problems that arose. And while I felt pretty confident in the overall outcome of things, I was still rooting for success. The twist at the end was intriguing.
The narration definitely helped put me in the mind of a teenager. It felt authentic for that age. And the voice for Gnish-Gnash was kind of hilarious.
Overall I give The Griffin's Egg 3.8932 out of 5 stars. - Katie
Cole Poindexter grew up enthralled by the writers who changed fiction in the nineties and early 2000s, from George Lucas to Patricia C. Wrede and Neil Gaiman.
His first children's novel, released by The Wild Rose Press, is due January 2024.
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