Review: Absolutely Charming
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 2, 2013
The Lollipop: Adventure Two, reunites us with brother and sister adventurers Alex and Katie, their Aunt Karina and another fabulous host of magical, wonderful beings.Written in the same wonderful style as Firebird, The Lollipop is a truly great, charming read, the audience once again being my small son who loved it so much that we had to start over again as soon as we were finished - thank you Julia!In The Lollipop, Alex and Katie adventure again to write the ending of the tale of Emelya and the talking pike, the fish who can grant wishes. Food, house and a wife for Emelya, but oh! the Tsar is unhappy that his daughter Maria is so in love with someone he deems unworthy and imprisons the poor man in a tower.When the siblings set out, they encounter the strange creature Leshi, his sweet tooth and marvellous lollipops, and on hearing the full story set out to right the wrong done to Emelya, and to re-unite the two.The Lollipop is really super, engaging and sweet (pardon the pun!) too. It is a great length for a bed-time read. I look forward to reading more from this author.