A splendid tale - straightforward, a journey for the young heroine with eccentric, loyal companions, a magic land with an enchanted forest, plenty of ghastly ghouls, a really horrible villain and a happy ending! What more could you want in a story !
Only one criticism is that after the nail biting final rescue, the villain remains, albeit entombed, we don't know what will happen to the good baddies, and our troop are left stranded - could there be a sequel coming up ?
Addictive reading for both young and older.
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