Review Copy: The Moon Coin – Richard Due

I am excited to announce that another new book has come my way! And it is a YA fantasy, my favourite! I was contacted last month by the author Richard Due, at first I was worried it would take me too long to read and review this book, but Richard kindly agreed that he wouldn’t mind if it came up next year. I accepted this book (for the first time) as a kindle gift, so when I get my kindle (cough cough dad) this will be my first proper kindle book on my shiny new kindle. But enough about me and my future kindle, let me tell you about the book instead!

‘For Lily and Jasper Winter, the Moon Realm began with a single secret bedtime tale. As the children grew older, Uncle Ebb enthralled them with thrilling tales of the Dragondain riding horse-sized, catlike Rinn; mysterious tales of peerin-wielding lunamancers manipulating the magic that lies just beneath the surface of reality; exciting tales of flying dragons, swimming merfolk, stomping giants, and troublesome faeries. But as the magic of their childhood faded, so too did the tales. Eventually, they were just . . . good stories.

Or were they?

Now, nine years after it all began, Uncle Ebb is missing.

Lily and Jasper search for clues, but their uncle’s mansion is full of distractions. A Tesla generator thrums in the basement. Prismatic electrimals flit around walls resembling underwater reefs. Then a most unexpected friend comes to their aid, leading them to a hidden room where they find a mysterious coin—the moon coin. Before the night is out, Lily is transported to the real Moon Realm. But the moons are in trouble. The Rinn of Barreth are under siege, and the lunamancers of Dain are beset by the very dragons they once loved. Most horrifying of all, the moon Darwyth has fallen to a villain named Wrengfoul, whose creeping evil now threatens to overshadow all the Realm.

Are Lily and Jasper too late to save the Moon Realm, or will they have enough time to write an ending of their own?’

Doesn’t it sound right up my street?! And it is beautiful illustrated by Carolyn Arcabascio as well to top it off. I’m pretty excited about this book as you might have noticed, but will have to contain myself, still got quite a few just as interesting review books to read and review first.

Anyone already read this, if so what did you think? If you’ve also reviewed this book let me know with a link in the comments, so me and my fellow bookworms can go check it out

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