Really enjoyed listening to Marnine Midnight and the moon mystery a quick listen great for a car journey or a little bit for bed.

Thank you net gallery for the chance to listen this great book

A cute story that follows Marnie Midnight as she starts at minibeast academy. We follow her as she makes some new friends and enemies, learns more about her hero Lunora Wingheart and finds out a few truths along the way.
This is a fun story for 7+ about friendship and standing up for what you believe in.

Huge thanks to the author and publisher for the opportunity to read this ARC, via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Marnie Midnight and the Moon Mystery is a fantastic read, it is full of vibrant, hilarious characters, tons of puns and great facts to keep children and adults engaged. It’s beautifully narrated, the various voices are perfect for each character.

Marnie is an amazing heroine and the twists and turns are very unique and unexpected. I can’t wait for the mini beasts next adventure.

MARNIE MIDNIGHT AND THE MOON MYSTERY is an adorable tale of minibeasts and the moon.

All the characters in this book are minibeasts - moths and bees and ants and much more. They live in a world alongside ours, going to school and avoiding "swatters" (humans). A lot of imagination has gone into creating this world and how things like taxis and dinning rooms would work in their society. Things like "the early bird catches the worm" and "incy-wincy spider" are real. It was a delight to immerse myself in this world.

This minibeast world allows the book to be stuffed full of facts about the natural world, showing off the wonder and diversity of bugs. Some of the plants are obviously made up (like the "naughty Nigel") but this doesn't confuse the matter at all, because the names clearly help distinguish between the invented and the real. Plus there's a note at the back highlighting the truth behind a few of the key plot points.

The mystery at the heart of the book (what happened to Lenora and why is everything about the moon forbidden at school) means this book does not feel like a traditional magic school book. The book focuses in on Marnie, Floyd, and Star, without time spent on other students being bullies or difficulties in lessons. These elements might come up in later books, but I enjoyed getting to see the school setting used in a different way.

Fern Kay narrates, bringing the characters to life with an array of voices. I imagine a lot of fun was had coming up with the different voices, imagining what different creatures might sound like. The end result was certainly entertaining.

In all, it is a great start to a new series for younger MG readers.

I listened to this with my 7 year old daughter (and in the car, her 4 year old sister was engrossed too).
This was a lovely story of friendship and camaraderie. There were some great cliff hangers, and the narrator really made the characters come to life. We all enjoyed it!

I picked this book for my #februaryreadingprompt of #hugday
The book had to be like a warm hug and this sweet middlegrade story was exactly that.

Initially, I thought this would be just another story about the animal kingdom, but I was happy when it turned out to be much more. Our protagonist(baby Moth) is excited to start her education at the Minibeast Academy and learn all about moon magic. However, she is pretty disappointed when all the teachers act like walking on glass whenever the topic arises and no one believes in it anymore. Sure that there is a mystery behind the true reason why no one here would talk about it, the little moth has decided it's time to take charge herself.

The narration of the story was done proficiently with character introductions as the book progressed. There were a few surprises here and there that kept the overall zest of the book lively and adventurous. If you are looking for a short read that surpasses the average imagination, you may enjoy this one.

Thank you @netgalley @harpercollinsuk @laura_ellen_anderson for the ARC.
Genre: #childrensfiction #fantasy
Rating: 4/5 ⭐️

🎧Audio Book Review🎧

Marnie Midnight And The Moon Mystery
Laura Ellen Anderson

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Having loved the Rainbow Grey series, I was excited to get stuck into this by the same author.

Imagine Harry Potter crossed with Despicable Me, throw in a mystery, some astrology and a whole load of mini beasts and you know that this is going to be an amazing read!

This is the first book in this series so it was great to get a proper introduction to all our main characters.
Marnie, the moth, just about to start at the mini beast academy and she's so excited to learn all there is to know about the moon and it's magic.

It was great to meet all Marnie's new friends too, some different bugs with different personalities.

As the bug friends explore, they discover some strange goings on and need to go on a big adventure to solve the mystery - that was so vague.... but I can't give any spoilers and you really will enjoy reading this one.

This is perfect for those just starting out on their independent reading journey. It's exciting and full of adventure - lots to keep you glued to the pages and racing to the end.
I especially loved the funny parts, lots of which were aimed at us adults reading to our small ones which had me laughing along too.

At the end of the book there was an additional section running through some extra information about mini beasts - such as the fact that they'd not exist a trip to the moon but also some unbelievable truths too.

Loved this and am keen to see this develop through the series.




💕Thank you to the author, publisher and NetGalley for my ARC copy - this is my honest review 💕

This is so sweet and creatively written. A audio book story for young children, with humour and quips to keep older children happy as well.. For parents, again humour to make listening more than once a pleasure. Why more than once? Because this may well become your child’s, listen again and again, favourite. Also a note of caution for any budding, or professional, entomologists - this is a work of fiction. And fun for all that!! I especially like ⭐️ (listen and you will understand). Thank you to Harper Collins UK Audio and NetGalley for the audio ARC. The views expressed are all mine, freely given.