Review: A coming of age tale
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 30, 2012
The adventures of Stanley Delacourt is a good coming of age tale. We follow Stanley, a mild mannered librarian's quest to seek justice for his friend Will's death. With the help of his feisty friend Sophie who is the unofficial town apothecary, Stanley must overcome great odds to find and challenge the ruthless ruler Christopher Siren who has turned the kingdom into unpleasantville. I enjoyed this tale as we watch Stanley and Sophie grow up very fast in order to set things right in the kingdom again. I particulary loved when Stanley encounters the Fey. It was magical and I found myself wishing I could attend a Fey celebration. There is some violence so I would recommend this to the mature middle grade reader, but overall an ejoyable read.