I particularly enjoyed the banter between the group, the use of Pidgin English and Zarah and Adanna are great characters to watch. Yet, as Onyeka and her friends face huge amounts of uncertainty, there's internal fractures to overcome too - within Onyeka herself and between her friends. With the set-up established in book one, Tolá Okogwu launches us straight in to dramatic action, allowing us to pick up where we left off. But where can they go and who can they trust? Will the serum her aunt administers allow her to use her Ike whilst curing her sickness? And can she track down her mum and Dad and find a way to defeat Dr. As we begin to see more of the wider world of Nigeria and meet more characters, Onyeka finds she is battling her own feelings as much as anyone else.Īfter discovering the truth behind the Academy of the Sun, Onyeka and her friends are on the run.
The sequel of Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun is out and offers yet another grippingly pacy read with lots of twists and turns. Published by: Simon and Schuster, March 2nd 2023 Onyeka: Rise of the Rebels by Tolá Okogwu Spellstone is available to pre-order and is released in May. In the acknowledgements, I noticed he called it a 'not quite trilogy' and I'm intrigued to find out what that means for what comes next.Ī big thanks to NetGalley and Walker Books for allowing me a review copy. Ross Montgomery doesn't beat around the bush and directs the story straight towards the dark and dramatic. What makes this a winner though, for me, is the 'no holds barred' edgy storytelling. Her burgeoning relationship with the other magicians, especially Rish, is endearing and I particularly loved the character of Alinora.
What I found particularly interesting is that Ross Montgomery combines old magic with modern, resulting in a gripping read.Įvie is relatable everyday character and easy to root for as she navigates her new magical and rather adult-dominated world.
It's a 'chosen one' quest but with an eclectic group of characters and original stand-out concepts such as smoke men, dream-walking and fortress 99. This novel starts fast and gallops at a terrific pace towards a breathtaking finale of good versus evil. But Evie knows nothing about magic, let alone having the capability to track down and destroy an object that holds all the evil power from the past. Soon, she is she's being pulled from her home to become the leader of a secret order of magicians. But a strange encounter with a man called Wainwright changes everything. With supremely confident writing and world-building from Ross Montgomery, it has a plot that pulls no punches, a spine-chilling villain and a literally explosive ending.Įvie can't work out why no one notices her. Middle grade fantasy is on fire at the moment and this is no exception.
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