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Goblin Secrets Review

 Goblin Secrets Review

Goblin Secrets | Book by William Alexander | Official Publisher Page | Simon & Schuster

Hi all, it’s Neassa here. I am going to be reviewing the book that I am currently reading, Goblin Secrets by William Alexander. I chose this book because it was recommended to me by an online book tracker website.


What is the book about?

This book is about an orphan named Rownie whose brother went missing a few months before the story began. He lives in a town called Zombay where acting is severely outlawed. Rownie is convinced that this was the cause of his brother’s disappearance, as he was an actor.


Rownie lives with a witch called Graba, who happens to have metal chicken legs rather than normal legs. She provides shelter for orphans, which she calls “grubs”, and in return they run errands for her.


Things start going badly when Rownie sees an ad for a group of goblins who are daring to put on a show. Rownie is intrigued, so rather than running the errand he was told to do, he uses Graba’s money to go to the show.


When Graba finds out about this, she gets extremely annoyed, to the extent that Rownie is no longer welcome in her house and has to forage for himself. But then she sends her spies after him and Rownie is being watched everywhere he goes. He only has one way left to turn, his brother, Rowan.


Did you enjoy the book?

I really enjoyed the book because it was so hard to guess what was going to happen next, and, every time I thought I had the story figured out, there was another twist and I was left guessing again. It is a really captivating book.

Would you recommend this book to others?

I would definitely recommend this book to anyone between the ages 10 and 13 who are looking for a book full of mystery, excitement and unusual friendships. It is the kind of book that I think a lot of people would really like, but not many would choose.

What genre(s) is it in?

I would say that it is definitely adventure, mystery and a little bit of fantasy. 

Adventure because of the crazy things he gets up to while on his search for Rowan, mystery because they are trying to figure out Rowan’s disappearance and fantasy because of the witch and all of the goblins.


Flaws

I guess the only flaw for me is that, although it is written in a way that you feel like you're actually there, it isn’t very believable and I know that it could never actually happen. Although this is not necessarily a bad thing, I often prefer more believable fantasy books. 

Final thoughts

In the end, I really liked this book. I was so sure of how it was going to end and then, at the very then, it took a completely different turn, and I was left with an ending better than I had ever imagined.


I am really happy that I took the risk of randomly choosing this book, and I would definitely recommend that, if this book falls into any of your favourite genres, then you should 100 percent give it a go.

Happy reading

Neassa
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