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11-year-old Stella has returned home to Shetland to spend the summer with Grandpa, but it’s nothing like she remembers. Grandpa is lost in his grief for Gran, the island is bleak and Stella feels lonely and trapped. That is until she encounters an old woman, Tamar, who, to Stella’s amazement, can spin rainbows and call hurricanes.

The Weather Weaver by Tamsin Mori is one of those books that you want to devour in one sitting but also want savour bit by bit. It is full to the brim with magic and adventure and you get swept along with Stella as she finds out what is it like to be a weather weaver. I adored Nimbus and all the mischief he gets up to. He reminds me of a very eager puppy or kitten.

I now wish I had a cloud as a friend.

It is a wonderful book that I'm sure will become a best seller when it is released in March 2021. I know I will be buying a very copies to give out as presents.

This was such an amazingly original story, full of magic and atmosphere. I loved the setting and the author described the island so well that you could almost be there.
The characters were believable, especially Nimbus the cloud!! I really enjoyed the way Stella and her cloud developed through the story and would definitely like to read more of their adventures. I'd recommend this book to readers of all ages.
Thank you to Netgalley uk and UCLan publishing for an arc of this book.

Right now quite a few of us are wishing we could control the weather - but Stella, the main character in The Weather Weaver can do just that.

Spending the summer with her grandfather in the Shetlands she learns to catch clouds, read rainbows and trap storms in jars. But when a dark force tries to take control of the island, can Stella handle it?

This is a book full of magic and adventure and Stella the main character is just the right mix of smart and stubborn. I loved her growing relationship with Nimbus her pet (but don't call him a pet) cloud where it transforms from irritation to a deep genuine connection. It's a middle grade book but it's a great read for dreamers of all ages and I can't wait to read more about Stella and Nimbus.

A wonderful story of a young girl, who returns to a Scottish island to spend the summer with her grandfather. There she meets a weather weaver and discovers that she is one too. How the two of them, plus a small cloud (named Nimbus), try and prevent disaster overtaking the island makes for an exciting plot and blends in elements of Scottish myths. I do hope there will be more adventures.

My initial thought when I finished The Weather Weaver was that I now want my own cloud to give me cuddles and to teach to do such things as lightning in the house. Perhaps a bad example as I'm scared of lightning storms. However, the point still stands that due to Nimbus the cloud and Stella's friendship I now find myself wanting a cloud.

This book is wonderful, drawing on the myths and legends about the beautiful Shetland Isles and the wonders of Mother Nature's most unpredictable creation - weather.

Tamsin Mori has brought the Shetlands to life, with the mention of the seasonal occurance of the beaches being closed for the safety of the nesting birds, the colony of Puffins that inhabit the rocks surrounding the lighthouse and the relative isolation that exists for those who live there. All of which create a truly immersive world for the reader and I believe helps you feel as though you are there alongside Stella as she steps off the precarious gangplank and into an adventure she couldn't have ever imagined.

The Weather Weaver also deals with the sensitive subject of grief and how people react to, and handle the loss of a loved one in different ways. This is so well done that I found myself choked with emotion as I recognised my way of coping in the manner Stella's grandfather does - and although it confuses her, it shows that there is no right or wrong way of grieving. Something sadly, children at any age often have to face.

This book is everything and more than what I hoped for when it caught my eye. You can be lost to myths and legends of silkies, sea witches and more - and who doesn't love the opportunity to be lost to the 'what ifs' of the world. I truly hope that Tamsin Mori will be writing a sequel because I want to see more of Nimbus and his adorable reactions to making Stella happy. (See, this is why I want a cloud of my own)

Thank you to Netgalley for my eARC.

I’ve always been interested in the weather, and weather science, so the idea of weather weavers really appeals to me. The cover also drew me in.

The story itself did not disappoint. Stella is dropped off at her grandad’s, on a remote island, and weather related adventures ensued. I really enjoyed reading all about Nimbus, and how Stella learns about her gift from Tamar. The battle was exciting, but not too stressful (just right). I really hope that there will be a sequel. I’d love to get deeper into the weather magic, and to get to know the characters more. Particularly, I want to know what it is the sea witch wants. I feel like there’s a lot more to that story!

This story oozes charm and magic, I definitely recommend it.

I was given a free copy of this book, my opinions are my own.