After reading Celia Rees' Pirates! over a rainy camping weekend when I was a preteen, I immediately sought out everything she'd written that was in my hometown library. Her stories are never reeeally that substantial, but I love/d historical fiction, and her books are always an easy read.

In re-reading Witch Child as an adult, it was quick and engrossing, if I didn't think too hard. It's themes were simple and obvious, and didn't carry much weight, but I needed a reading confidence boost, and it provided!