Goblins vs Dwarves is a book for older children. It is about the Goblins who have some treasure underneath their country which the Dwarves are trying to steal.

The way the book looks is very appealing. It has red-edged pages and lots of mini-illustrations throughout the book that help with the atmosphere while you are reading.

This book is the second of a trilogy. It might help to read the first book before although I haven't and I managed to follow the storyline anyway. There is not much dialogue at the start. The language is quite descriptive, in fact I had to look some words up in a dictionary. But this is good because it makes the book more interesting, especially having to find out what they mean. The character names are unusual because they are not normal like the names we hear nowadays. They also help you understand that the book is set in a fantasy world not in reality. I found it easier to read the book out loud because it helped me understand the language.

Some parts in this book make you feel like you are there in the story. There are things that are gory and others that are funny. It has good cliffhangers, amazing vocabulary and really grips you towards the end. I finished the last few chapters really quickly because I couldn't put it down. My favourite character is Etty, a Dwarf girl. She befriends the Goblins and helps to fight the Dwarves although they are her own kind. This makes you realise that friendship is really powerful.

I hope you enjoy this book as much as I did. It was really dramatic and imaginative. Don't worry if you find it hard to understand at the start because it soon gets you into it.

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