📚A Contemporary #YoungAdult Story With A Sprinkling Of #Fantasy all Set In England. Rosie’s #Bookreview of Ice Cooper And The Depton Shadelings by @JBowler_author

Ice Cooper and the Depton Shadelings by J.A. Bowler
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Ice Cooper And The Depton Shadelings is a contemporary young adult story with a sprinkle of fantasy set in England.

Thirteen-year-old Ice has moved from London to Depton, Warwickshire with her dad and her younger brother. Most things in Depton are normal, except for the large amount of rain and the shadowy creatures (Shadelings) that only Ice can see.

During her first day at her new school, Ice gets into trouble when she stands up to the bullies. But then the boy that she rescues goes missing and the Shadelings want Ice to follow them.

This was a quick read in a realistic setting which had a secondary environmental theme. I liked Ice and her younger brother. The Shadelings were very interesting and I believe that they were influenced by a variety of myths from the county. I could easily envisage this book being longer and delving deeper into the fantasy genre.

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Book description

This is the first in the Ice Cooper series of YA fiction with a touch of the supernatural.

Rainswept Depton is a town with dark secrets. New to the area, young teen, Ice Cooper is alarmed to see the strange creatures from her dreams. She would prefer to stay home with a book or take her dog on lonely walks, but when the earthquakes start and people go missing, she is forced out of her comfort zone. She knows when people are lying, so what is her own father hiding? And where is her mother? She may need help from her friends and an unlikely source if she is to survive and discover the truth.

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