Blurb
A grieving girl in need of a friend. A magical creature with a secret task. Can they end the ancient curse threatening their new home?
When 13-year old Lianna, devastated by the loss of her father, is sent to the distant land of Nivram, she finds her new home and guardian every bit as horrible as she expected. When she meets a magical birdlike creature called a hombit, they strike an alliance: Lianna will help it complete its secret mission if it helps her get home.
But her plan goes awry and she accidentally awakens a creature that threatens both her and her new home. Lianna must uncover family secrets to avoid a terrible fate…
A heart-warming story of the healing power of friendship when all seems lost.
Review
I was pulled into the world of Lianna immediately and as her story unfolds, the world she knows expands and she encounters a variety of new people and experiences, as well as a hombit, a magical creature with a mission so secret even it doesn’t know what it is.
The story is precise and well told, the characters have depth and the world building is wonderful, especially towards the end of the story.
Lianna’s naivety and innocence lands her in trouble immediately, and her frustration grows as she tries to unravel her family history, to find out why her father ran away, under a cloud, from his family. What happened all those years ago and what does it have to do with the threat the rocks in the sea bring the town today?
As well as trying to solve the mystery of her father and the jewels he allegedly stole from the family, Lianna must also help the hombit work out what its mission is and explain humans and the world she lives in to the hombit. How does a mysterious woman with a flute and a ring Lianna’s dad kept hidden fit into it all?
When the hombit believes the mission is complete, it will report back to The Guardians then disappear. This worries Lianna more than anything as she fears being alone and friendless in her new home most of all.
So what is the hombit’s mission and how will Lianna solve the mystery of her father’s history? I recommend you read the book to find out.
About the Book
Genre: Middle Grade/Fantasy
Available formats: Paperback, Hardcover, Ebook, Audio book
Publication date: 29th January 2026 by The Silver Key
No. of pages: 255
Available for pre-order on line and through local bookstores
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Thanks to the author and @The_WriteReads for a physical copy of the book to read and review for this blog tour, as well as my own hombit.
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