When Pip moves to Elbow Alley with his parents, he isn’t given a great first impression or much of a welcome. The neighbours seem to want rid of his family for no apparent reason at all. On their first night in their new home, his parents dance and laugh and make him embarrassed. However, when Pip wakes in the morning, it is to discover his parents have been “spirit snatched”.
It turns out Elbow Alley is made up of magical folk like harpies, sylphs, werewolves and an unwelcome spirit snatcher. Becoming fast friends and hunters with Fliss, the werewolf’s daughter, the pair embark on a highly dangerous search for the spirit snatcher so those who have become empty shells can be restored.
Asking for help from vampires, shapeshifters and harpies comes with its interesting outcomes but Pip is determined to get his family back. Finding courage he didn’t know he had, Pip continues to discover new answers and meet deadly scenarios.
Thrilling, mysterious and filled with the unlikeliest of neighbours, I could not stop reading this. It has adventure, unlikely heroes, a brilliant cast of characters and a burgeoning friendship and acceptance of “standing out from the crowds!”
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