Book Review

Basic Details:

Book Title: The Wish Fairy of Stoney Middleton

Subtitle:

Author: Genna Rowbotham

Genre: Children's

Part of a series? No

Order in series:

Best read after earlier books in series?

Available: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60492247-the-wish-fairy-of-stoney-middleton

Overall score:

I scored this book 5/5

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

Short Summary of the book:

A lovely story of a young girl dealing with the loss of her much-loved horse. At school, she daydreams of Cleo. When her teacher tells her to write a story, she brings a wish fairy to life. Can she really grant wishes?

What I liked about the book:

This book was sweet and filled with magic.

What I didn’t like about the book:

There was nothing I disliked about the book.

My favourite bits in the book:

I enjoyed the entire book.

My least favourite bits in the book:

I enjoyed the entire book.

Any further books in the series? Any more planned by this author?

The author has written other children’s books.

What books could this be compared to and why?

This is a great children’s book that teaches about loss, wishes and the consequences of certain actions.

Recommendation:

In summary, I would recommend this book for the following readers:

Children Yes

Young Adult No

Adult Yes (for those young at heart or reading to children)

If you like children’s books, this book may be the book for you.

I look forward to reading more by this author.

Book Description by Author:

One year after the death of Jessie’s much-loved horse, Cleo and she is still heartbroken. So, when she’s told to write a story in her English lesson, Jessie creates a magical tale about a Wish Fairy that can grant wishes.

The trouble is … things don’t go exactly to plan when to Jessie’s surprise, her paper Wish Fairy drawing becomes real, and there is only one wish that she truly wants… For her golden girl, Cleo to come back to life.

Can the Wish Fairy’s magic deliver Jessie her special wish??

About the Author:

Genna Rowbotham was born in Sheffield in 1972 where she grew up with her parents, two older sisters, and their beloved family dog, Henry. Her career began in the secretarial field until becoming a full-time Mum. Inspired by her children in 2017, she began writing stories for pleasure and is now the author of six children’s books.

Genna has five children (two now grown-up) and lives in Derbyshire with her husband and their three young girls.

You can find out more at www.gennarowbotham.co.uk or follow her on Twitter @GennaRowbotham