Today it’s my pleasure to take part in the Book Birthday Blitz for Eye Spy by Tessa Buckley!
Here’s the blurb.
Over the course of ten days, the lives of thirteen-year-old Alex Macintyre and his twin sister Donna will change forever.
But as they struggle to make sense of the evidence, the twins begin to uncover an even bigger mystery in their own family. As events spiral out of control, can Alex resolve a family crisis, save Donna from imminent danger, and return the missing dog to its rightful owner?
Review
My daughters are 9 now and Georgia especially is keen to start reading longer books that she can really spend some time to get in to. Eye Spy seemed to fit the bill!
The book follows Alex and Donna, twins who decide to set up their own investigation agency to look for a valuable dog.
What I loved from the off it’s not just a book about that adventure, there’s so much more depth. We learn more about the twins life and as a parent it resonated as I see my girls having their own adventures but at the same time they deal with the events life can throw at us.
Alex and Donna’s personal life isn’t all fine and dandy, as many children do they have to deal with being brought up by a single parent. What I felt was done really well was the depth given to the characters where you could understand the dynamics and things they might be dealing with without words being needed.. it’s all about the detail. Their father for example was a nice character—loving but aloof at the same time, particularly when he’s working on one of his numerous inventions but you can tell this is his way of dealing with things and I felt it’s a really nice way for young readers to learn about some difficult events that can happen in life and we all deal with things in different way…and also I loved the idea of the dad tinkering around.. makes me wish I was an inventor. No spoilers but there’s more to this than you know, and you quickly learn that Alex and Donna are going to want the truth.
Mixed with this personal development you have the case of the missing dog. The Twins quickly find a suspect, but have they stumbled on to something more than they can handle?
The tale moves at pace, is fun and exciting even from my point of view. The chapters are so engaging it was a real joy to read with Georgia.
Georgia really enjoyed the story, especially all the twists as she just never knew what was going to happen next.
It was the perfect read for both of us but she’s keen to read more.
Overall the word to describe this one is “Cosy” grab a hot chocolate (it’s bloody cold at the minute) curl up and enjoy the adventure.
5/5 Stars
My thanks go to Rachel @rararesources for having me on the tour, as well as the author and publisher for supplying an ARC to aid my review. As usual though… I’ve bought the book too. It’s a bargain!
Purchase Links
https://www.troubador.co.uk/bookshop/young-children/eye-spy or Amazon
Author Bio:
Tessa Buckley was an inveterate scribbler as a child, and spent much of her time writing and illustrating stories. After spending fifteen years working for architects and interior designers. She took up writing again when her young daughter complained that she couldn’t find enough adventure stories to read. This led, in 2014, to the publication of Eye Spy, the first in a series of detective stories for 9-12 year olds, designed to encourage reluctant readers. The second book in the series, Haunted, was a finalist in the Wishing Shelf Book Awards 2017. She lives with her husband and a large white cat called Pippa in a town on the Thames estuary, which inspired the seaside setting for the novels. She also writes about family history, which has been her passion for many years.
Website: https://tessabuckleyauthor.com
Social Media Links –
https://www.facebook.com/Tessa-Buckley-Author-101751741568714
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