The Twyning

The Twyning is the rat version of Game of Thrones. So much rat drama: factions, threats from outsiders and from within, attacks from the humans and so much more. This middle school book begins with the changeover of the rat king to a new leader. Something unexpected happens during the ceremony that c......more

For a person like myself who is very fond of rats, The Twyning has much to offer. Just delving into their strange, seldom heard ways ought to be enough, but it tells a story where the whole point is that we should not misjudge them, which is even better. Terence Blacker writes beautifully and his st......more

The Twyning is a middle-grade historical fiction/fantasy novel where two children living in the dump befriend two rats during the human's War Against Rats. Peter finds work catching rats for two very different characters. One, a doctor who is convinced that all of the diseases that rats carry will......more

I've never read a book about a rat before, much less one told from the perspective of a rat. I had no clue what it was about so had zero expectations going into it, but I actually really enjoyed this one in the end. I found the alternating perspectives between rat and human quite fascinating. Top tip......more

One of the best books I have read this year. Mind opening and entraining. Fun and gritty. Sad and joyous. Character and plot. Flow and suspense. What more could you want from a rat centred Victorian era novel?......more