Tír na nÓg: A New Adventure by William Henry

Based on the Irish legend that everybody knows from word-of-mouth or even school, Tír na nÓg: A New Story is about what happened after the legend – hundreds of years afterwards, in Tír na nÓg and our time. I felt at the start of the book that the characters were a bit unrealistic. I didn’t enjoy the book as much at the start, but as I read on, I began to get more in to the story. It began to get more realistic and as I got introduced to the scarier elements of the story, I began to get more excited. I kept saying to myself ‘OK, I’ll just read a little bit more… a little bit more… I might keep reading for a little longer…’ I just didn’t want t put down the book! I got a bit confused when I heard the story of the Janus stone. I didn’t like the description or illustrations of Oisín, as they weren’t how I imagined him, but they did really make him seem like a strong, fierce warrior. I felt very sad towards the end when – well, I don’t want to give away the ending. I really felt the same feelings as the characters. I would rate this book 8¾/10 taking away the 1 ¼ for the beginning, which I didn’t enjoy as much.