I really enjoyed this middle grade fantasy, it was well written with an enchanting storyline that was completely packed full with action and adventure, and well developed charcaters that I loved and children will find relatable. I would have loved to have been able to read this as a child, A fantastic read.

Delightful family read that we all enjoyed. The youngest granddaughter is now pretending to be Mia constantly and demanding an Umbra as a pet. Apparently cats don't cut it these days. That's how convincing this book is. Still working out how to solve that one.

this was an excellent book! I really struggled to put it down. I loved the Umbra, they were such a fantastic idea, and Mia's umbra, Lux and Nox were especially brilliant and very sassy, bringing a bit of a light humour to a book with a darker story.
It's hard to say why I enjoyed this book so much, the characters were all great and interesting to read about (i've read a few books recently where i couldn't connect at all with any of the characters, so this was really refreshing!), the storyline was fast paced and really exciting.
I just hope that there will be more books in this series, as i'd love to read more about mia, lux and nox (and all the others too!) but it's left a bit opened ended as to whether or not there will be a sequel.
definitely worth a read, and great exciting adventure fantasy tale. go read it now!