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Today is my spot on the blog tour for revenge of the beast by Jack Meggitt Phillips. Thank you so much to Dave for letting me take part in the tour as well as the author and publisher.
Genre: MG fantasy
Length: 288 pages
Publication: 30th September 21
Synopsis:
Lemony Snicket meets Ronald Dahl in the rigorously funny, deliciously macabre, highly illustrated sequel to the beats and the Bethany in which Bethany and Ebenezer try to turn over a new leaf, only to have someone-or something- thwart them at every turn.
Once upon a very badly behaved time, 511-year-old Ebenezer kept a beast in his attic. He would feed the beast all manner of objects and creatures and in return the beast would vomit him up expensive presents. But then The Bethany arrived …
Now notorious prankster Bethany, along with her new feathery friend Claudette, is determined that she and Ebenezer are going to DE-BEAST their lives and Do Good. But Bethany finds that being a notorious prankster makes it hard to get taken on for voluntary work. And Ebenezer is secretly missing the beast’s vomity gifts. And neither of them are all that sure what ‘good people’ do anyway …
Then there’s Claudette, who’s not been feeling herself recently. Has she eaten something that has DISAGREED with her?
My thoughts;
For those who don’t know, the first book in this series was one of my favourite books of 2021. I’d been meaning to pick up the second book and this blog tour was the perfect excuse.
It was so great to be back with Bethany and Ebenezer, they are such a great duo, they always manage to make me laugh.
The writing in this book pulled me in just as quickly as the first one. It draws you in and keeps hooked until the very last page. Jack is such a brilliant author and I love this series.
I was really satisfied with the ending and I cannot wait to see what these characters and the beast get up to in book 3. The characters, atmosphere, mystery, uniqueness and of course, Claudette (the adorable parrot) are just a few reasons to pick up this series. Your next fun and unique middle grade to pick up should be this one but… beware of the beast…!
Highly recommend!
Author bio:
Jack Meggitt-Phillips is an author, scriptwriter and playwright who’s work has been performed at the Roundhouse and featured on Radio 4. He is a scriptwriter and presenter of the History of Advertising podcast. In his mind, Jack is an enormously talented ballroom dancer, however his enthusiasm far surpasses his actual talent. Jack lives in North London where hue spends most of his time drinking peculiar teas and reading P. G. Woodhouse novels.
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