Borrowed this from work and so pleased I did. It's probably the perfect book for young teenagers. It has everything. Imagination, sadness, mystery but more than anything it is a damn good story.
Enjoyed
10/10
First person.
Storylines
Boy finds strange creature in attic and helps to make it better.
Baby sister is ill, will she get better?
Educational bits - Persephone underground during winter. Owl regurgitating pellets. Blackbird leaving the nest. Bits about human anatomy.
Final climax? Baby gets better after op. Skellig meets Michael and Mina in the attic for the last time and lifts them up and later leaves them a message.
Overall theme of book - Not sure really about that. Love and protection? Looking after people when they are vulnerable? Care of others?
