He changes his name to Ferdinand and falls in love with the beautiful Miranda but all is not as it seems. He’s young boy who is taught how to read by Prince Hamlet and washes up on Prospero’s island after a shipwreck. One of the other main characters is called Dreng and I liked him too. It was refreshing to see a protagonist that wasn’t amazing at everything she does. She’s not perfect and she frankly has no idea what she’s doing most of the time. I got a lot of satisfaction out of being right. I did guess one of the plot twists but I was so happy that I was right that it didn’t spoil anything for me. However, when she gets there she finds that Ariel is already free and she is stuck on the island. The book is full of magic and wonder but it also has some good plot twists which keep you interested in the story.

There’s a lot of great aspects to it including the plot, the characters, the use of Shakespeare, and the writing style.Īlda is not a witch, or so she says, but she is given a series of tasks by the weird sisters from Macbeth which includes travelling to Prospero’s island to rescue Ariel from Sycorax’s spell.

She’s obviously very interested in the works of Shakespeare and Cauldron’s Bubble is heavily inspired by his plays.įor more information you can visit: You can also find Amber on twitter: really enjoyed this book. I’d like to thank the author, Amber Elby, for providing me with a copy of ‘Cauldron’s Bubble’ in exchange for an honest review.Īmber Elby is a writer from Texas but she has also lived in the UK and saw her first Shakespearean comedy, Much Ado About Nothing, in London. But will they escape with their lives? Or will they become lost and forgotten? She, along with a cabin boy called Dreng, must navigate the conflicts and characters of Macbeth, Hamlet, and The Tempest. Summary: A magical bubble transports Alda through time and place to a realm of witches and curses, pirates and princes, and the lost worlds of Shakespeare.

Cauldron's Bubble by Amber Elby