never let the outside in...
Amaya lives with her grandmother, her small brother Kaleb and her pet goat in a land suffering a terrible drought.
Every night, the doors must be locked after twilight, the Switching Hour, because the drought has awoken Badeko, a creature that snatches people away to eat their dreams.
The rules is simple; never go out after The Switching Hour, never let the Badeko in and never under any circumstances, leave the door unlocked. Amaya just did all three.
When Amaya forgets to lock the door one night, her younger brother Kaleb soon goes missing and the only 'thing' that has taken him is the Badeko - The creature who feeds off children's dreams.
Amaya must go on a quest to find Kaleb, but it doesn't come without a price. Leaving her home and her only remaining family behind, she must face the dark and mysterious world alone, apart from her pet goat Tau.
With the heat of the sun, a stranger from another distant town and the monster hot on her tail. Amaya must find her brother fast, before the Sorrow Sickness takes her and the Badako catches her dreams.
The Switching Hour by Damaris Young, is this new authors debut novel. And what a novel it is!
This book became my favourite book on the whole of Believeathon and I adored and devoured it as quickly as I could.
The story is rich and inviting, the characters are wonderfully written and the whole plot and world building is wonderfully spooky. The only was I can describe this book is that it's kind of like a children's horror. Think 'Stranger Things' and 'Everything Under' combined into one and you get this spectacular read. This book is not just for children, it's a splendid read filled with love, hope, grief and loss. Also mingled with friendship and goosebump-chilling spookiness.
I highly enjoyed this book and I seriously can't wait for more by this talented author!
I will be giving this book 5 out of 5
(Cawpile rating of 9.71)
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