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Average rating4.5
Otto Hundebiss is tired of war, but when he defies Death he walks a dangerous path. A half beast half man gives him shoes and dice which will lead him deep into a web of dark magic and mystery. He meets the beautiful Safire - pure of heart and spirit, the scheming Mistress Jabber and the terrifying Lady of the Nail. He learns the powers of the tinderbox and the wolves whose master he becomes. But will all the riches in the world bring him the thing he most desires? This novel is inspired by the Hans Christian Anderson fairy tale, The tinderbox.
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i really really loved this book, the illustrations, the plot everything was 10/10
This was certainly a fun read, but it kept a kind of distance from the reader, if that makes sense. The artwork was captivating, and the writing was stylish and oozing with imagination. The characters aside from Otto were all quirky and well described, but I never really latched onto any of them, particularly Safire. Perhaps there needed to be fewer characters with more time dedicated to them, or just a longer novel - I definitely would enjoy more of this.