book review

I Was given an e-copy of this book (Endangered Creatures) by the author Stephen Dunkley in exchange for an honest review.

I loved the use of so many creatures that are believed to be mythical beings like the dragons, dodo's, the yeti and dryads to name a few.  They are described in ways which make you question their being and go against what you have previously read or been told, which in turn makes your mind start questioning things.

The end of each chapter has a clue about the next and therefore they link into each other quite well. 

I found the way the locality of the area where the creatures lived (Regents Park, London) to have been written in an interesting way as I have never thought of it as an "old place".  And also, the other local locations were places I knew of and got thinking as to what the events mentioned actually were.

There were some lines that have really stuck in my mind and made me smile, for instance the linking of Knights in armour to ready to bake meals for Dragons, Dodos to battery farm Turkeys in Norfolk, and he Dryads being linked to being like rugby players and lumberjacks as they are a female nymph! 

The line (quote) "....often mistaken for Lumberjacks.  Although they  never, ever cut down trees.  After all, it would be easy to make a mistake and end up cutting the feet off a hibernating relative." (end quote) really  made me chuckle and think of the fun I could have if I was Dryad and if my own relatives were hibernating at times!

The other line that I really liked was (quote) "I'm sorry, but dragons don't come in pink." (end quote),  this is just utter brilliance and a great conversation stopper, and a line I would love to find a use for!

Knowing that the author was previously a barman, it made me wonder how many of the creatures were based on punters from the bars and/or his own drinking buddies!!!  The whole book had a feel of being along the same lines as a Terry Pratchett book. 

I finished reading it in 1 day as I didn't want to put it down, which is usually a sign of a good book, as it means it has caught my full attention.  It was an easy read, was entertaining with humour throughout that flowed well with the storyline.  I'm looking forward to reading another instalment if there is one.