The Legend of Wild Horse Beach by Bronwen Webb

The author has some really creative ideas and there were hints of backstory that left me incredibly intrigued. This was a novel with real potential that just lacked a little fluency. Some plot points were a little convenient (or occasionally unbelievable) and, while I know that younger readers are less likely to be critical of this, there were times that these pulled me out of the book. The pacing of the novel was fast and well suited to its audience. Although, younger readers might not be so concerned. While we are given a very brief introduction to them in the beginning, as a reader, I would have liked a little more time getting to know them and understand their relationships before jumping straight into the action. On the other hand, I found the characters of the children harder to engage with. Bronwen has self-published a novel for children, The Legend of Wild Horse Beach. I enjoyed the world building – the dragons in particular were engaging and included some interesting detail. Bronwen Webb has had a long association with the healthcare sector. There are passages of nice description and the plot is easy to follow. Written for young children, the writing is simple and would easily suit early readers. That permission requires doing something no other child has managed to achieve over hundreds of years.'The Legend of Wild Horse Beach' is an interesting tale of children, unicorns and dragons. His own quest adds to the danger in a world of whirlpools, volcanos and the vicious Keepers, a world that human children cannot leave without the permission of the unicorn king.

An ancient feud between dragon clans and a centuries-long love story fuel the unpredictability of the dragon, Zebedia. Millie, Kate and Tom follow Lucinda into a terrifying world where dragons and unicorns fight for survival against a witch whose quest to become immortal is devastating the unicorn herd. In a magic world of islands, including Serennis, home of a herd of unicorns, Lucinda is named ‘the next brave child’ by the unicorn king but is terrified when she discovers the fate of the children who came before her. and Lucinda gripped the unicorn’s mane as tight as she could. It was almost as if another, fiercer dragon looked at them through Zebedia’s eyes. For a brief moment, they could see his eyes change from blue to a deep red, like coals in a fire. The legend becomes real in a frightening way when Lucinda makes a decision that results in her abduction. 2 quotes from Bronwen Webb: The dragon turned on the children and unicorns, his mouth open. Children have disappeared from the town over hundreds of years, with reports that wild horses have been seen on the beach at the time of every disappearance. Lucinda, Millie, Kate and Tom discover a legend about Wild Horse Beach while on holiday at the little town.

The Legend of Wild Horse Beach by Bronwen Webb