In this book we meet, Aidan who gets sent a package he opens with his friends Sadie and Hussain only when they each eat a sweet from inside the package do they change, gaining new magical and superhero-esque powers!



Aidan has a strict grandma, dead previous army serving dad, mum who works all hours he has obviously had a bit of a rough upbringing, especially as his grandma approves of old fashioned beatings it seems too and is a bit psychopathic!



As he finds a circus set up near by know him a cirque du freak esque book vibe joins in as he's foreseen by them coming however when his dad's so called old army friend, Ash Aitkens comes to visit and take the parcel off their hands trouble breaks out as the sweets contain a rare juice from a legendary destroyed tree and Ash is set in getting them back for himself to use...



This new series looks set to be like a male hero character version of Alesha Dixon's Lightning Girl as the style of adventure and powers is the same, family and friends are involved and there's a bad guy to beat, thrilling and plenty of detail to the plot this is a series I'll be reading the next book of for sure!



Many thanks to the publishers for allowing me to review this book for them!

My 8 year old son read Fire Boy by himself. He is a good readers and it seemed to be at a suitable level for him. He liked the story as it was based on superheroes. Also liked the references to the Fantastic Four and Star Wars.

He says he liked the main character Aiden and his cat. The story was interesting but a little confusing in some parts. Only complaint was it took 3 chapters for Aiden to open a parcel he’d received in the post, my son was desperate to know what was going to be inside and it took a long time to find out! He said he would very much like to read the sequel.

Thank you to Net Galley and the publishers for providing an advance copy in return for our honest opinions. We have this book 4.5 / 5 stars.

This was an unexpected surprise of a book. I thought it would be more of a humorous book and with little adventure but I am pleased to say I was wrong.

Yes it has funny moments and the characters do funny things but there is more adventure and mystery to this book. Aidan lives in an apartment block with his mum, and granny. Mum works shifts and isn't always home, leaving Aidan to the mercy of his cruel and deranged Granny.

A mysterious package arrives addressed to Aidan and when he opens it there is a jar of sweets. Sharing them with neighbours and friends, Sadie and Hussein, they eat them and then their lives change forever. The sweets are not just sweets but genetically altering juice from a tree in South America. Here begins the mystery!
Who sent the sweets and why?

Answers start to fall into place but the new talents of the trio are still being explored. Aidan has fire power and can ignite himself into flames. Sadie can control objects with her mind and Hussein has conquered all computers and can hack into phones, cameras and games.

A mysterious man, claiming to know Aidan's dad, arrives in London wanting to claim the sweets for himself. There is much more than meets the eye to him and the trio hack into his life to learn more about him. It is not good news and they realise they need to act fast in order to protect themselves and the world..

Enter in some new circus friends, a school bully and the ever deranged Granny and you have a perfect adventure story with unlikely heroes!

There are moments of heart felt emotion, hilarious laugh out loud events and a friendship worth fighting for.

Fantastic!

Oh, how I wish I had access to books like Fire Boy when I was younger as I would've been reading them continuously. I particularly appreciate that not only is the story engaging and captivating for young minds but it introduces ideas and moral concerns to those who choose to pick it up. To teach tolerance in a world increasingly fraught with intolerance and bigotry I feel this is vital to instil good morals into youngsters as early as possible. There is so much fun to be had between the pages and the adventure the characters go on is an exciting one. I feel as though I must refer to the chapter size: each is pretty much the perfect length; I mention this as i know quite a few young readers in my close family who this can sometimes be a make or break decision for. Overall, this is a lighthearted, fun story that certainly sparks the imagination and gently introduces concepts without ever feeling like that type of preachy book; the author really worked some magic. Spellbinding. My full review to be posted closer to the date of publication. Many thanks to Hachette Children's Group/Hodder Children's Books for an ARC.