Outside of Time: Read Our Review of The Dangerous Business of Being Trilby Moffat by Kate Temple

This is NOT just any old book. THIS is a legal document. It contains a truthful record of how Trilby Moffat was accidentally promoted to the most important job that ever existed. The job of Time Keeper.

A mystery illness is making people bake ancient cakes, speak dead languages and then fall asleep and never wake up. When Trilby Moffat’s mother catches this strange sickness, Trilby must find her only other surviving relative, a 300-year-old aunt who lives in a secret antique shop on the edge of time.

Ahead of Trilby lies an unusual inheritance, an opportunity that will never be repeated and a man in a top hat who will try to kill her… more than once.

Much-loved, award-winning author Kate Temple has written more than twenty books with her writing partner, Jol, and The Dangerous Business of Being Trilby Moffat is her first solo book.

This is the story of how one ordinary girl finds herself on a deliciously fast-paced adventure, fleeing to an island where time doesn’t exist, cats are particularly rude and cake is always on the menu. Here she will take on the most treacherous job of all time. Well… outside of time, to be precise.

I absolutely adored this story! Temple writes in a humorous and captivating way, making sure you’re kept on your toes from beginning to end. With an opening prologue of a room on fire, I was instantly hooked! The Dangerous Business of Trilby Moffat has lots going on, all at once, and its fast pace will have the most reluctant readers eager to find out what happens next. It’s unique, ingeniously written and filled with time-twisting treasures on every page.

Trilby is a quirky, loveable character who ends up on a whacky adventure trying to beat the sands of time – ironically in a place where time doesn’t exist. She exhibits traits of determination and willpower on a mission that tries to test her in many different ways, teaching readers important lessons of value and what we place importance on. On the other hand, there are characters you’ll love to hate, such as Mr Collin, who adds significance to Trilby’s story.

If your young reader loved Nevermoor or Lemony Snickett, then The Dangerous Business of Being Trilby Moffat will be right up their alley! I recommend it for children aged 7+.

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