BOOK REVIEW: Amelia Fang and The Barbaric Ball by Laura Ellen Anderson (TO HIT BOOKSHELVES SOON)
Nowadays, more and more exciting books for young readers are being published which are both wholesome and make for a good read. One such book is Amelia Fang and The Barbaric Ball written by Laura Ellen Anderson.
The Fang Family (a vampire family) consisting of Countess FrivoleetaFang, Count Drake and Amelia Fang are about to organize the annualBarbaric Ball. Amelia disapproves of the ball as she has nobody her age to hang out with. They invite the King of Nocturnia, King Vladimir and his son, Prince Tangine to the ball. The only situation is that the king has been morose on the disappearance of his wife where citizens of Nocturnia have been saying has been eaten by a fairy.
Amelia and her friends Florence (a yeti) and Grimaldi (a Grim Reaper) meet Prince Tangine (he enrolls in the same school as them) who happens to be around their age. However, he seems to be a stuck up spoilt brat who ends up being on the wrong side of Amelia and her friends.
Countess Frivoleeta then invites the king and prince to a pre-ball dinner. Being the spoilt brat that he is, he just takes away Amelia's pet pumpkin, Squashy and even the Fang family's heirlooms. Absolutely enraged,Amelia and her friends hatch plan after plan to get Squashy back.
Along the way, Amelia finds out that Prince Tangine is part fairy (a Creature of the Light, highly misunderstood and feared by the Nocturnians) and part vampire. She soon understands that Creatures of the Light do no harm andthat Prince Tangine behaves the way he does because he feels lonely.Amelia makes her friends and family understand about the royal family's predicament. All of them join forces to go find Queen Fairyweather in Glitteropolis.
My favorite chapter was Chapter 14: King Vladimir's Secret when Ameliafinds out that Prince Tangine is a half-blood. It portrays pity and concern of a kind person like Amelia for lonely Prince Tangine. Kids can take a leaf out of this book for good examples.
Even as an adult reader, I found this book highly imaginative and lots of fun with the many creative names that had references to vampires and other creatures that go bump in the night. Highly recommended for younger readers between the ages of 7 - 12 and easy to read, do look out for this book on shelves soon! Happy reading werewolves! Awooooooooooooooooooooooo.......
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