Tally and the Angel, The Sands of Time: Thrilling Middle Grade fantasy adventure where Greek Myths come alive! by Eleanor Dixon
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Tally and her dad are on holiday in Greece, they are on a small island for a few weeks and are taking advantage of the sun, sea and sand. Tally is still wearing her angel pendant and her angel is always with her too, but she feels lonely and so wishes to be able to speak greek so that she could join in with the other kids her age. When she decides to go for a swim, she meets a boy called Theo, he is about her age and suggests swimming together, when they stop for a rest, this is where they start to talk, but the sea becomes a little rough and so they go back to the beach where she is introduced to some of his friends.

As the days pass, Tally spends time with Theo and his friends learning new skills and having lots of fun, but something strange keeps happening and Tally cannot explain it, until Theo does and what he says is shocking! The more she hears, the more Tally is desperate to trust Theo, but her angel keeps warning her against it, especially when myths and fables become intertwined with Theo’s plan.

Tally is then confronted with the hardest choice of her life and it leaves her conflicted, especially when she is faced with all the facts, but which way will her heart swing, towards Theo and his master plan, or towards her angel who has never led her astray? This is a thrilling race towards a fork in the road where history, myth, reality, emotions and trust are thrown into a maelstrom of a storm, which you will have to weather with Tally to find out what she ultimately decides.

Reviewed by @roxsannel

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