I have just finished reading The Turnkey by Allison Rushby.

I was desperate to read this book because of the gorgeous cover and the creative idea; however, I didn’t enjoy it.

It is for an audience of Year 5 competent reader upwards.

I felt the story was contrived in parts. I once submitted a book to my editor and she commented that aspects of the fantasy world I had created were obviously to satisfy the requirements of the story. The only way I could have fixed my story was to completely rewrite it, changing the plot completely.

I was reminded of this when I read The Turnkey.