TALES FROM WITCHWAY WOOD: CRASH 'N' BANG by KAYE UMANSKY.
BACK COVER BLURB: CRASH! BANG!
Filth the Fiend, Arthur the Dragon and O'Brien the Leprechaun love their music.
Crash!
Will they be able to defeat some sinister skeletons, terrifying Trolls and grumpy Gnomes in the Battle of the Bands?
FIRST SENTENCE {CHAPTER ONE: FILTH}: 'And where d'you think you're going?' enquired Witch Sludgegooey.
MEMORABLE MOMENT {PAGE 156}: They* were whispering and casting haughty looks over their shoulders at four tough-looking female Zombies with frightening hairstyles and heavy boots who were glaring back in a confrontational way. (*Three female Gnomes. TT)
SOURCE: Ex library stock.
READ FOR: The tenth Book read for the Mount TBR Reading Challenge.
MY THOUGHTS: Suggested by several websites as being particularly suitable for those aged nine to eleven.
Apparently the first in a series though it somehow felt as if there were previous books ... perhaps because it featured some characters from an earlier series written by the author.
Essentially a book that may well be appreciated more by the younger X Factor (and other reality TV music competition) aficionados. For myself ..
The characters of much more appeal than the plot itself. Wonderfully imaginative pen and ink illustrations (of which I wish there were more full paged) that without doubt influenced my rating. Overall, Crash 'N' Bang was well worth the 'I Liked It' rating that I awarded it, but ...
Though doubtlessly a book that will be enjoyed by readers of a certain age. I do however think that, unlike some books that all ages tend to find funny, the humour of this is such that I don't necessarily think it will translate particularly well to an adult market ... or at least it didn't to this particular adult market.
BACK COVER BLURB: CRASH! BANG!
Filth the Fiend, Arthur the Dragon and O'Brien the Leprechaun love their music.
Crash!
Will they be able to defeat some sinister skeletons, terrifying Trolls and grumpy Gnomes in the Battle of the Bands?
FIRST SENTENCE {CHAPTER ONE: FILTH}: 'And where d'you think you're going?' enquired Witch Sludgegooey.
MEMORABLE MOMENT {PAGE 156}: They* were whispering and casting haughty looks over their shoulders at four tough-looking female Zombies with frightening hairstyles and heavy boots who were glaring back in a confrontational way. (*Three female Gnomes. TT)
SOURCE: Ex library stock.
READ FOR: The tenth Book read for the Mount TBR Reading Challenge.
MY THOUGHTS: Suggested by several websites as being particularly suitable for those aged nine to eleven.
Apparently the first in a series though it somehow felt as if there were previous books ... perhaps because it featured some characters from an earlier series written by the author.
Essentially a book that may well be appreciated more by the younger X Factor (and other reality TV music competition) aficionados. For myself ..
The characters of much more appeal than the plot itself. Wonderfully imaginative pen and ink illustrations (of which I wish there were more full paged) that without doubt influenced my rating. Overall, Crash 'N' Bang was well worth the 'I Liked It' rating that I awarded it, but ...
Though doubtlessly a book that will be enjoyed by readers of a certain age. I do however think that, unlike some books that all ages tend to find funny, the humour of this is such that I don't necessarily think it will translate particularly well to an adult market ... or at least it didn't to this particular adult market.
