February 2015 Debut of the Month Darkmouth might appear to be a normal seaside town, but it’s really not the kind of place you’d want to go on holiday. In fact Darkmouth is a Blighted Village, one of the last places on Earth where there are gateways to other worlds, and all sorts of nasty things lurk behind those gates.
Fortunately for us, 12 year old Finn, the last remaining Legend Hunter, is there to keep them out, and what he lacks in fighting skills, he more than makes up for with affability. Book one in a new series, Darkmouth is full of monsters, and some monster fights. It’s exciting, very readable and nicely mixes domestic drama in with the action, along with lots of humour.
Fun to read aloud, anyone from the age of 9 to ninety could enjoy this, and probably will! ~ Andrea Reece
We have also heard that there are plans afoot to turn the book into a film that should appear sometime in 2017.
A monstrously funny debut from the new star of middle-grade adventure. There are towns where the border between our world and the world of monsters - properly called Legends - is thin. One of those towns is Darkmouth. There, our hero Finn is the son of the last remaining Legend Hunter - which means that one day soon he will be the last remaining Legend Hunter.
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A monstrously funny debut from the new star of middle-grade adventure. There are towns where the border between our world and the world of monsters - properly called Legends - is thin.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Darkmouth and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-12 years old
Darkmouth features in the following genres: Books Reviewed by our Reader Review Panels, Recommendations, Debuts of the Month, Recommended Children's eBooks, Featured Books for 9+ readers, Featured Books for 11+ readers, Adventure Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Fantasy / Magical
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Darkmouth was written by Shane Hegarty and published by HarperCollins Children's Books an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Darkmouth has 410 pages
Yes it is part of Darkmouth series
