Hi Bookish friends!!!
Welcome to my spot on another exciting Ultimate Blog Tour with Dave @The_WriteReads/@WriteReadsTours and the gang!
For today’s post, I’m excited to share my thoughts on War of the Wind by Victoria Williamson!!!
Also a big thank you to Dave, and Victoria for sending me a physical copy of the book along with some goodies for this tour!!
So, without further ado let’s dive right in!!
About The Book:
Age/Genre: Middle Grade, Young Adult, mystery
Length: 250 Pages
Publishing: Neem Tree Press
Publication Date: September 2023
Synopsis/Blurb:
AN ADVENTUROUS ECO-THRILLER FROM AWARD-WINNING CHILDREN’S AUTHOR VICTORIA WILLIAMSON
On a remote Scottish island, fourteen-year-old Max’s life changes forever when he loses his hearing in a boating accident. Struggling to make sense of his new life and finding it hard to adapt in school, he begins to notice other — even stranger — changes taking place when a new wind farm appears off the island’s coast.
With the help of three school friends with additional support needs, Max discovers that a sinister scientist, Doctor Ashwood, is using wind turbines to experiment on the islanders. They must find a way to shut down the government’s secret test before it spins out of control…
My Thoughts:
War of the Wind is a YA fiction that follows 14-year-old Max, who is struggling to accept his disability after an accident on his dad’s boat left him unable to hear. Max lives in a remote coastal village in Scotland where the government wants to put up wind turbines. They promise the residents free mobile phones and internet access if they allow the new wind turbines to go up. As soon as the turbines go up, strange things start happening to the residents. It’s up to Max and the other “zoomers” to come together to find out what is going on and work out how to stop it.
This is another well-written novel that had me gripped all the way through. I loved the diverse characters. They were well done and engaging, and I could relate to them all. Especially when it came to how they were treated differently, especially in the school environment. I know from experience how hard it can be in mainstream schools when you have a disability. Some may say that the characters are portrayed stereotypically, but the fact is that this is how people are still treated.
For me, this was another great read, and Victoria is an author I’ve loved discovering and can’t wait to read more from her.
My Rating
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About the Author:
Victoria Williamson is an award-winning author who grew up in Scotland surrounded by hills, books, and an historical farm estate which inspired many of her early adventure stories and spooky tales. After studying Physics at the University of Glasgow, she set out on her own real-life adventures, which included teaching maths and science in Cameroon, training teachers in Malawi, teaching English in China and working with children with additional support needs in the UK. Victoria currently works part time writing KS2 books for the education company Twinkl and spends the rest of her time writing novels, and visiting schools, libraries and literary festivals to give author talks and run creative writing workshops.
Victoria’s previous novels include The Fox Girl and the White Gazelle, The Boy with the Butterfly Mind, Hag Storm, and War of the Wind. She has won the Bolton Children’s Fiction Award 2020/2021, The YA-aldi Glasgow Secondary School Libraries Book Award 2023, and has been shortlisted for the Week Junior Book Awards 2023, The Leeds Book Awards 2023, the Red Book Award 2023, the James Reckitt Hull Book Awards 2021, The Trinity School Book Awards 2021, and longlisted for the ABA South Coast Book Awards 2023, the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2020, and the Branford Boase Award 2019.
Her latest novel, The Pawnshop of Stolen Dreams, is a middle grade fantasy inspired by classic folklore. Twenty percent of the author royalties for this book are donated to CharChar Literacy, an organisation working to improve children’s literacy levels in Malawi.
You can find out more about Victoria’s books, school visits and upcoming events on her website: www.strangelymagical.com
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