Tanya has a second sight which means that she can see faeries that are always up to no good and always get her in trouble. I think people who love solving mysteries might like this book too.

I also loved how she included poetry in some parts to help solve and create more mysteries for the characters.I would recommmend this book to people who are fond of fairies and fantasy. It made me feel like I was in the book, along with the characters.

Michelle Harrison's vivid descriptions made the book more realistic and interesting to me. I guess Tanya and I had the same thoughts about that. I thought this quote was really funny because I never thought a 'witch' would own something so normal. My favorite quote in the story was, 'I happen to like puzzle books.I dont know why everyone finds that so amusing.' by Mad Morag, who was supposed to be a witch. She soon finds out the reason why she can see fairies, and more mysteries like the secret passages in the manor, Hangman's Wood and the girl who disappeared there over fifty years ago, and more with the help of Fabian, the last person she would've told her secret to. This book is about Tanya, a girl who can see fairies, and what happens to her during her stay at her grandmother's manor. My friends told me that it was a great book, so I decided to read it. The changeling aspect of this novel is also well-done and only adds to the intrigue - and oh, this series can go in a million places and I cannot, cannot, cannot WAIT to discover more of the magic.ĭiving back to Harrison's debut only solidifies her stance as one of my favourite children's authors of all-time!Īt first, I didn't want to read this book, although I bought a copy of it. Harrison's spin on these creatures is Grimm-esque and it helps build a gorgeous world in 'Thirteen Treasures'. I love how smart she becomes over the novel, learning how to outsmart goblins and converse with fairies. Tanya is a likeable protagonist and it's hard not to feel for her.

I love that we have the hallmark Harrison traits - the creepy atmosphere, the superb writing that knows how to execute tension and suspense, and there are quite a few twists along the way! 'A Pinch of Magic' is one of my all-time favourite children's books so it was quite a trip to read Harrison's debut, 'The Thirteen Treasures'. Oh how I loved this and how I wish I read it sooner (and I don't know why I didn't). More events happen and Tanya is embroiled in a mystery of a disappearance years before and there are fairytale creatures galore. These fairies are the original trickster kind and they hate that Tanya has the second sight, so they cause havoc in her life, causing her to live with her grandmother at Elvesden Manor. Tanya can see fairies - except they're not the kind that we usually admire in typical children's stories of today.

Thirteen treasures