Mogget goes beyond the usual talking animal in literature. You constantly have to question your liking for the cat, but Nix still makes you love him.
But Mogget the cat is an unforgettable character, with a cheeky personality and layers to his character. The use of talking animals can often seem silly in books. You still have a modern world with handy appliances like phones and yet still have a wonderful land of magic and adventure right next door! Having both settings in the book allows the best of both worlds for the reader, and makes them want to live there. Everything is explained and has a reason, for example phones, which if left unexplained could've become an easy hole in the plot for readers to pick at. The world of the Old Kingdom and Ancelstierre are so well linked and described. Sabriel is the perfect heroine, she is a fabulous role model- she's strong, intelligent, determined…I can't sing her praises enough. Nix's writing is a mix of things, he paints such great images of his world and has some hard hitting lines, but he also manages to capture the teenage spirit and add humour despite its dangerous storyline. Lirael, the second book in the series features the name of the sword Nehima, sounding very familiar to Sarah J Maas's character Nehemia in her Throne of Glass series published in 2012, showing her teenage love and respect for Nix's books. Many Young Adult authors today have grown up with Sabriel as their very own heroine. Sabriel is just as good a read as any other YA fantasy book released today.
But as you can see from examples like The Lord of the Rings, fantasy remains. As times change, along with people's interests and way of speech, contemporary novels can begin to feel old, fast.
But the absolutely wonderful thing about Nix's books and just about every fantasy novel is that the story, the themes and the morals just don't become irrelevant or out of style, which can be common with contemporary novels. This might be the same for you, dear fellow YA reader. Sabriel was published before I was even born, in 1995.
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