Go Saddle the Sea (Felix Brooke, #1)

Go Saddle the Sea (Felix Brooke, #1) | Joan Aiken

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I picked this up on a whim as I've always been interested in Joan Aiken and have only read some of the Willoughby Chase stories before.

12 year old Felix, half-Spanish, half-English, is orphaned and living with his unfriendly relatives in Spain. Felix becomes determined to get to England and hopes to find some relatives who actually care about him.... he sets off ill prepared for his travels but is resourceful and bold...

Bibliomania 2. He gets into scrapes, adventures; makes friends... and enemies. It becomes doubtful that he will ever make it to England.... and if he gets there, he's not entirely sure what or who he's looking for....

Felix is a very likeable character and I really enjoyed this read. Elements reminded me of Travels with a Donkey by Stevenson, Don Quixote, and Treasure Island... all books that Joan Aiken is likely to have known well... (edited) 2y

Bibliomania 3. But it is very much its own story too. My vintage puffin edition has the added bonus of some lovely vignette illustrations by Pat Marriott. I didn't realise when I started the book that this is the first of a trilogy about Felix. The next book is Bridle the Wind, concluding with The Teeth of the Gale. I'll keep a look out for them next.

#ChildrensBooks #JoanAiken #ChildrensFiction #WinterReadathon #PuffinBooks #AdventureStory 2y

LeahBergen I love these old Puffins. 2y

Bibliomania @LeahBergen me too :) 2y

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