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(More customer reviews)The title is a mystery and the story is also a mystery involving two children Jack and Izzie (Isabel) set in Shetland, a group of islands off Scotland. The theme is animal smuggling and the story starts with Jack and Izzie discovering a tarantula whom Izzie calls Octavia. Though the main characters don't realize who the culprit is, the readers can guess by the middle of the book and it is satisfying to know that one's surmise is correct. The real mystery in the book is about Jack's dad and that comes as a surprise. The story has a happy ending with Jack and his photographer mother vowing to come back to the enchanted place.
The story is well written and is not too fast nor too slow. The style is good and the book is generally well edited. However, some sections slipped through the editor's watchful eyes and I will be sharing the same with the author for correction in future editions.
All in all, a good read.
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Winner of the Heart of Hawick Children's Book Award 2010. Smugglers. Vikings. Shetland should be a fascinating place for a holiday, but Jack is harbouring a secret and is less than enthusiastic to be there. Then he meets Izzie and her exotic pets and things soon start to get more interesting: Jack finds an unexpected visitor underneath the fridge; the wandering tramp is not what he seems, and each night a mysterious person waits on the beach outside Jack's cottage. But what do all these have to do with an unusual visitor named Octavia? Jack and Izzie unwittingly find themselves in the middle of a dangerous adventure, wondering what the next tide will bring to the land of the Viking Fire Festival. Tarantula Tide was the winner of the Kelpies Prize 2008.
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