Tinder (Paperback)

Dazzling and haunting...a dark and deliciously macabre read with an unexpected twist * The Best New Children's Books 2015 *
Fast-paced and gripping * Stylist *
Profoundly beautiful and thought-provoking ... mesmeric ... ultimately, we are in the hands of a consummate storyteller who provides her readers with nothing less than a meditation on desire, maturation, reality and death. * INIS Magazine *
Luminously written ... rich and rewarding * Books For Keeps *
A dark but delightful read * SFX Magazine *
Exquisite ... as dark and captivating as you would hope * The Bookseller *
Profoundly beautiful * Recommended Reads *
David Roberts' elegant illustrations are integral to the beautiful design ... A volume to treasure and re-read * Financial Times *
Mesmeric ... another jewel in Gardner's crown * The Times *
The natural elegance of Roberts' style marries perfectly with the supernatural elements of Gardner's powerful narrative -- by turns ghostly, tender, dramatic * Books For Keeps *
Exquisite * School Zone *
A dark dream -- an exploration of memory, grief, fear, lust and love. Gardner's delicate, eerie rendering lends it a new grace * The Daily Telegraph *
Gardner's prose in Tinder is adventurous and hugely energetic ... Its a beauty * The Guardian *
An exquisitely macabre fairy story for teenagers * The Daily Telegraph *