Title: not very convincing
Product review: This was a disappointment for me - from the reviews I thought it would be a good read. However, it isn't very well written, and the characters are so unsympathetic (mostly moody and cranky) that it is hard to care about them or what happens to them. Maybe Alison's stepfather is an exception, but even he is a caricature, a sort of Bertie Wooster trying to be a parent. You almost expect him to say "cheerio" or some other cliche. As a fantasy, it isn't very convincing. There are better examples of fantasy for children, such as "Tom's Midnight Garden" which blends fantasy and ordinary reality very well.
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