After reading the first three chapters (you can download them as a sample in PDF format from www.theworldofdrk.com, for free), I wasn't sure what to make of The Extraordinary Dr Kerfuffle! by Aeddan Howells. It seemed a rather old-fashioned tale. Not in a bad way, but I was left wondering if Dr Kerfuffle would have anything new to offer.
I'm glad I decided to buy and download the whole book (also in PDF - the only downloadable format available at the time of writing) because it turned out that Dr Kerfuffle does indeed have a trick or two up his sleeve. I don't want say too much because a spoiler really would spoil the enjoyment of the story. However, I can safely say that it is mainly about the relationship which develops between Dr Kerfuffle and Josh, an "almost eleven year old boy" (who lives across the street with his sister Ellie and their parents, Sam and Laura), and the adventures that ensue.
The website declares the book is recommended for 10 - 100 year olds, which I think is a reasonable recommendation. It's also a book I can imagine reading to someone, a child perhaps, although not too young because there are some scary bits in it. Adopting a German accent when reading Dr Kerfuffle's words would be great fun - he hails from Bavaria and uses, for example, 'viz' for 'with' and 'vot' for 'what'.
If you like a good story which takes you to places you didn't expect to go, and from which you might even learn a thing or two, then I have no hesitation in recommending The Extraordinary Dr Kerfuffle!
The paperback version is available either from the publisher's webpage or from Amazon UK (and other sources), although you may prefer to download the PDF - there is, at the time of writing, a significant price premium for the paperback.
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