I was delighted to get an ARC of Wriggly Little Hands a couple of months ago, and dived in straight away to a book I’d heard good things about. My first cosy fantasy! Sends up some of the biggest fantasy novels in the Western canon! Lots of terrible jokes!
And, dear readers, boy, did it deliver (despite me having to take a reading hiatus for several weeks, I finished the last hundred pages in a slimy fever immediately before posting this review).
From the gorgeous cover art to the snazzy little chapter headers, Wriggly Little Hands is exactly the sort of absurdist, escapist, delightful fantasy when you just want something fun and light-hearted that doesn’t ask you to think too hard.
And I mean that as a compliment: in a world that persists in being Like This year after year, a book about big-hearted, not-too-bright, cute little guys overcoming all odds mostly by accident and through working together is a wonderful antidote.
For fans of cosy fantasy, lovers of the absurd, and those who believe it IS about the journey not the destination, and it IS about the friends we make along the way, I urge you to get your wriggly little hands on a copy of Wriggly Little Hands. I understand it’s also out in audiobook!
Check out more about Alex Knight at his website here.
~ Anna
The Write Advice 