An hilarious treasure-hunting, monster-battling adventure with a great-granny at the helm. I initially wasn't sure about the narrative voice breaking the fourth wall but once we got used to it, it was a riotous rollercoaster of an enjoyable adventure. Great-granny Nora was reminscent of the Roald Dahl adults characters who don't like children, but this was twisted on its head as she leads the way in mayhem and mischief. Great characters and creatures with brilliant energy and imagination.

I loved the chatty tone and the brilliant humour in this book. It's lots of fun and will definitely keep my class entertained!

Come here for what is a fairly standard daft fantasy action comedy adventure, dressed up really well as something different. Our narrator, for one thing, is certainly an unusual type – a great-grandmother, and one with both a secret history and a dislike of such mundane things as numbering her chapters correctly. Lumbered with both her great-grandchildren, who are named Atticus and Autumn yet don't get to spoil proceedings, she's immediately beset with a threat from her past. Cue one last mission, as she reluctantly lets spill what she used to get up to.

The resulting story is certainly high-octane, definitely heavy on the snot and wee and poo and suchlike, and very easily declared worth your attention. It is not the most edifying adventure, but it is fun, and exuberant escapism is not to be sniffed at unless it really does fail to entertain. This succeeded, from the call-backs in the plotting, to the children that don't annoy, to the rich benefits of the old gal's voice. GG is certainly a rarity in such books, and her level-headed, tell-it-like-it-is description, matched with her much more gung-ho side, is a joy. Of course, the children have two fathers and no mothers, because nuclear families are deemed sinful and easily under-represented by such books, but this is still a pleasurable lark, and still worth over four stars.

I really enjoyed this book. It is the tale of Atticus and Autumn who are being looked after by their very grumpy great grandmother who really does not want to take care of them. What follows is a brilliant rollercoaster ride of thrills. Nora has an interesting past which soon catches up with her and pulls the three of them into some amazing adventures.
Such a great story, from Atticus and Autumn having two dads to grumpy Nora, such a feisty great granny. More please Joseph Elliott.

What do you get when you ask a grumpy great grandmother to babysit your kids? Not this story- certainly!

Nora is stuck (her words) with her great grandkids, Atticus and Autumn for the weekend. She is dreading it and no amounts of insults will make them go away. When a knife is plunged into Nora’s doorway, she knows a long held secret is about to be shared.

This story goes from brilliant plot twist to brilliant plot twist, barely stopping for breath- though there is a thoughtful chapter towards the end for you to grab a cup of tea! Nora is hilarious, crotchety and full of insults but there is a soft side to her which she shows briefly to Atticus. Autumn is three, constantly hungry and always up to mischief- which does give them an advantage over RipClaw from time to time.

Basically, Nora, Autumn and Atticus have a massive adventure sailing for lost treasure, defeating plenty of monsters and getting home in time for the kids dads’ to collect them.

Don’t believe me? Grab this book and enjoy!