Death Sets Sail is the Sunday Times Children’s Book of the Week!

August 9, 2020

DSS sunday times

Nicolette Jones at the Sunday Times has chosen Death Sets Sail as her children’s book of the week! She says:

‘the story unfolds neatly and is satisfyingly twisty. It has a strong sense of place … and two budding romances, and explores the powerful bonds of friendship as girls grow up.’

I’m so thrilled to see Death Sets Sail recognised like this – thank you Nicolette! You can find the whole review online or in today’s paper – I haven’t shared a picture of the whole thing as it contains that first-chapter spoiler I’ve told you about, and I’m still trying to make sure that if you’re staying totally spoiler-free you won’t be confronted with it!

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