Title:The Ugly Teapot: Book One: Hannah’s Story

Author: Fred Holmes

Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy

Publisher: published by author

Format: Kindle

Pages: 205

Rating: 4/5 stars

Synopsis (Goodreads):

Fourteen-year-old Hannah Bradbury loved her father so much that she worried about him constantly. After all, he was a photographer who traveled to the most dangerous places in the world.

To allay her fears, each time he came home he brought her silly gifts, each one with supposed magical powers: the Seal of Solomon, the Ring of Gyges, even Aladdin’s Lamp. It was that lamp Hannah found the most unbelievable, for it looked like an ugly teapot. Nevertheless, her father assured her it was real, and made her promise to save her three wishes for something very special.

Then . . . six months later . . . the unthinkable happened. Her father was killed while on assignment to Baghdad. And so on the day of his funeral Hannah did something she never thought she would ever do.

She took out that teapot and gave it a rub . . .

The Ugly Teapot by Fred Holmes is a timeless tale, filled with magic and adventure. More importantly, it will make you believe in the overwhelming power of love.

Review:

I received this book from the author in exchange for an honest review!

This book was fascinating! It took the legend of Aladdin and spun it in such a fun way!

The book tells the story of Hannah and her father, who is an adventure photographer. Hannah looks up to her father, and wants to be just like him when she grows up. But then her father dies on one of his excursions, which throws her life into chaos. At 14 she is unmotivated to complete her classes, and she feels sick all the time. Then she remembers an ugly old tea pot her father got from his last travels to Iraq. Could this be the lamp from the legend of Aladdin? What happens next spins an intriguing tale, and I don’t want to say anymore because I know I’ll spoil something!

Overall, this book was a fun read and I enjoyed the characters created to add flavour to the story!
Happy reading bookworms.