Recommended by: Emma Sheppard/@mtptproject (INSTAGRAM)
Author: Thomas Taylor
Form and genre: YA novel series/Fantasy-mystery
Length: 360 Pages
Brief synopsis:
5 book series set in a seaside town featuring a new “monster” mystery to solve by the Lost-and-Founder Herbie Lemon and his partner in crime, Violet Parma.
Age recommendation: YA
Notable reasons for recommending:
Great for exploring the Gothic
Lovely “voice” with Herbie Lemon as the narrator
Archetypal characters
Links to mythological creatures and folklore
Lots of intertextual references to classic literature set at sea, like the hotel being called “The Grand Nautilus” and “Lady Kraken”
Content Warnings:
Orphans
Implied death of parents (Malamander)
Implied death of a sibling (Mermedusa)
Other Information
Mixed race protagonist (Violet)
NOT and “issues” book