Mist Bound: How to Glue Back Grandpa
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- Author：Daryl Kho
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Summary
Meet Alexis。 Her Grandpa's memories have been shattered。
The only cure？ Memory Glue。
To brew it， she'll just need a few ingredients:
Like， nose hair from a baku （dream-eater）， sweat from a duyung （sea siren） and。。。
OK。 Maybe some of the stuff can be tricky to find in local supermarkets。
To obtain them Alexis must journey to an enchanted land called Mist， where the
fabled creatures from Grandpa's folktales are alive in the flesh。 Many of whom aren't strict vegetarians。
Oh， and there's a deadline。 The items must be gathered by Spring， else Grandpa's memories will be gone for good。
At least she'll have company: the nasty kenit （forest imp） who'd cast the horrible
spell on Grandpa， and her stern Grandma， who harbours a secret that will change
Alexis' life forever。。。
Piece of cake， right？
The only cure？ Memory Glue。
To brew it， she'll just need a few ingredients:
Like， nose hair from a baku （dream-eater）， sweat from a duyung （sea siren） and。。。
OK。 Maybe some of the stuff can be tricky to find in local supermarkets。
To obtain them Alexis must journey to an enchanted land called Mist， where the
fabled creatures from Grandpa's folktales are alive in the flesh。 Many of whom aren't strict vegetarians。
Oh， and there's a deadline。 The items must be gathered by Spring， else Grandpa's memories will be gone for good。
At least she'll have company: the nasty kenit （forest imp） who'd cast the horrible
spell on Grandpa， and her stern Grandma， who harbours a secret that will change
Alexis' life forever。。。
Piece of cake， right？
Reviews
Nadirah
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Rating: 4。5 （bumping it up to 5 because I can）This was such a charming book， and though it's children's fiction （this book is aimed at middle-graders）， there are lessons and takeaways for adults as well。 The blend of the real world and the mythical folklore from all over Southeast Asia （and even beyond！） are portrayed with beautiful illustrations by Ellie of SillyJellie， and though at the surface the story is simplistic enough for children， there are also real-life lessons on the consequences an Rating: 4。5 （bumping it up to 5 because I can）This was such a charming book， and though it's children's fiction （this book is aimed at middle-graders）， there are lessons and takeaways for adults as well。 The blend of the real world and the mythical folklore from all over Southeast Asia （and even beyond！） are portrayed with beautiful illustrations by Ellie of SillyJellie， and though at the surface the story is simplistic enough for children， there are also real-life lessons on the consequences and effects of our choices and action， as well as a touching and poignant reminder of dementia。 The combination of both Kho's clear writing and Ellie's magical artwork would delight all children and adults alike， and to have such a beautiful representation of the bond between grandparents and grandchildren was an added delight。 Loved how Kho shows the bond between Alexis and her grandfather in the beginning and the contrast of Alexis's newly-found appreciation for her grandmother when her adventure into the mythical world of faeries and monsters unfolded。 I think this is one of the few books that feature such a strong presence of a child's grandparents in their "journey"， be it the mundane or the magical， and I really loved it。On top of all of that， we also get wonderful representations of Southeast Asian folklore and characters！ I smiled every time I came across such examples in this magical world where faeries， kenit， onis， duyungs， and many other such creatures exist。 。。。more
Khai Jian （KJ）
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"When all appears lost， with all hope but gone; Keep faith that the night， is darkest before the dawn。 It's in that hour most forlorn， that the light of Spring is born。。。"As a result of stumbling upon a kenit's （based on Malay folklore and it refers to small humans with magical powers） house， Alexis' Grandpa was hit by a Fog of Forgetting spell cast by the kenit。 Grandpa's memories start to shatter。 To cure the spell， Alexis （together with her Grandma， who apparently is a fairy Princess， and the "When all appears lost， with all hope but gone; Keep faith that the night， is darkest before the dawn。 It's in that hour most forlorn， that the light of Spring is born。。。"As a result of stumbling upon a kenit's （based on Malay folklore and it refers to small humans with magical powers） house， Alexis' Grandpa was hit by a Fog of Forgetting spell cast by the kenit。 Grandpa's memories start to shatter。 To cure the spell， Alexis （together with her Grandma， who apparently is a fairy Princess， and the kenit， Riff） must collect 8 ingredients from the magical world of the Mist to construct the Memory Glue。 We then follow the journey of Alexis in overcoming different hurdles to collect the ingredients to save Grandpa's memories。 The beauty of this story lies in the fact that it is incorporated with a lot of South East Asian / Asian folklore and mythology， ranging from the "duwendes" （little elves） from the Philippines， the "batuan" （rock troll） from Indonesia， the "pixiu" （a hybrid flying beast with the head of a dragon， the body of a horse） from China， the story of Ganesh and Karthik's race around the world， the "bunian" （forest spirit） from Malaysia/Brunei/Indonesia， the "nangmai" （nymphs） from Thailand， the "baku" （a creature which eats nightmares） from Japan and etc。 Drawings of these mythical creatures are also provided in several pages of the book。 Underlying the journey of saving Alexis' Grandpa's memories would be the issue of dementia faced by senior citizens。 As acknowledged by the author himself， this book was inspired by the author's own experience with his father who suffered from vascular dementia caused by two strokes。 This resulted in Daryl's only child， Alexis never had the chance to spend much time with her Grandpa before his memories were robbed by dementia。 This family-centered YA novel highlighted the important factors in handling senior citizens who are suffering from dementia， which are Hope， Faith， and Love。 While I may not be a target audience for this book， I would still highly recommend this to fans of YA or children's fiction as it showcased the beautiful Asian folklore and mythology。 YA fantasy is truly not dominated by Western-centric tropes。 Thanks to Times Read for sending this review copy to me！ 。。。more
Naadhira Zahari
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Mist Bound: How to Glue Back Grandpa by Daryl Kho is a wholesome story following Alexis and her grandma's adventure through the magical lands of Mist。 This book highlights on the importance of family， restoring balance for the magical creatures and braving all the obstacles to procure all the ingredients to get grandpa's memories back。A few pages into this book and I was immensely hooked。 This story is so very well written， the stories within and the plot is just as amazing。 Obviously， the first Mist Bound: How to Glue Back Grandpa by Daryl Kho is a wholesome story following Alexis and her grandma's adventure through the magical lands of Mist。 This book highlights on the importance of family， restoring balance for the magical creatures and braving all the obstacles to procure all the ingredients to get grandpa's memories back。A few pages into this book and I was immensely hooked。 This story is so very well written， the stories within and the plot is just as amazing。 Obviously， the first thing that made me want to pick up this book is the cover but I can definitely and proudly say that this book is both beautiful inside and out。I absolutely love grandpa's tales of mythology and I would totally revel in it every time a new story is to be told。 The journey to compile all the ingredients to bring back grandpa's memories is such a whirlwind and an exciting crusade。 It feels like I'm right there along with the adventure with the characters， a great book to read during very trying times when we are cooped up at home。Daryl Kho is such a talented author and if he has any plans to publish another book， I'd totally want to get it。 I seriously cannot get enough of this book and the world building， perhaps a companion book set in the same setting is a great idea too。 I would totally want to know more as it ended too soon。 This book is utterly breathtaking and I don't care how old you are， I wholly recommend you to read this book about family， the magical land of Mist and learn important life lessons along the way。 。。。more
Michele Lee
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Stumbled on this book from someone's Instagram， and was intrigued by Daryl Kho's backstory。 His "why"， and Southeast Asian elements were the 2 big factors that led me to pick up this book。 I found the story simple in a childlike， whimsical way。 But that simplicity and lyrical writing are the same ingredients that made this book。。。 magically easy to read。 I would read an entire section each time， and only stopped because of bedtime。 Highly recommend it， as a way of exploring dementia without too Stumbled on this book from someone's Instagram， and was intrigued by Daryl Kho's backstory。 His "why"， and Southeast Asian elements were the 2 big factors that led me to pick up this book。 I found the story simple in a childlike， whimsical way。 But that simplicity and lyrical writing are the same ingredients that made this book。。。 magically easy to read。 I would read an entire section each time， and only stopped because of bedtime。 Highly recommend it， as a way of exploring dementia without too many real-life elements getting in the way of empathizing with the characters and their emotions。 。。。more
Quah Kheng
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After reading the first few lines， I was transformed into my 12 year old self and I had to force myself to not finish it in a single sitting。 Loved the personal story behind the theme of this book。 There are so many other gems; the author has a way of communicating complex social interactions and adult themes to a child in a sensible and positive way。 I would recommend this book to anyone who would like to be reminded of the innocence， purity and determination of childhood。 Can't wait for book 2 After reading the first few lines， I was transformed into my 12 year old self and I had to force myself to not finish it in a single sitting。 Loved the personal story behind the theme of this book。 There are so many other gems; the author has a way of communicating complex social interactions and adult themes to a child in a sensible and positive way。 I would recommend this book to anyone who would like to be reminded of the innocence， purity and determination of childhood。 Can't wait for book 2。 。。。more
Anna Tan
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I don't recall how I stumbled upon this， because honestly， the marketing around it is。。。 non-existent？？ But I somehow found Daryl Kho's website！ And realised there was a preorder sale！ So I ordered it！ Mist Bound tells of Alexis' quest to cure her Grandpa after he was hit by a Fog of Forgetting spell。 She just has to travel across the magical world of Mist with her scary Grandma and the annoying kenit who cast the spell to find the 8 ingredients to make Memory Glue。 As Alexis journeys across Mis I don't recall how I stumbled upon this， because honestly， the marketing around it is。。。 non-existent？？ But I somehow found Daryl Kho's website！ And realised there was a preorder sale！ So I ordered it！ Mist Bound tells of Alexis' quest to cure her Grandpa after he was hit by a Fog of Forgetting spell。 She just has to travel across the magical world of Mist with her scary Grandma and the annoying kenit who cast the spell to find the 8 ingredients to make Memory Glue。 As Alexis journeys across Mist， she discovers a wonderful （and scary） thing - all the wild tales Grandpa has been telling her are true！As an MG book， lame jokes abound - which was a little meh for me， but I'm not the main target audience。 The concept itself isn't terribly new （my Coexist is written in a similar vein）， but what I love about it is the delving into of Asian folklore。 Not only do we have the kenit， Paeri， and duyung， there are also the Nangmais from Thailand， Baku from Japan， and pixiu from China （and a lot more lah！）。 While this is primarily Alexis' journey （and ours） of meeting these strange and wonderful creatures， Kho also weaves in short snippets of actual folklore and regional myths。 There are also all these cute little illustrations！！ by SillyJellie！！Whilst this is an exciting journey to a magical land， there's also a sad note to it - book Alexis' Grandpa is hit by a spell that makes him forget， but real-life Alexis， Kho's daughter， will never be able to know her grandfather before dementia struck。 Mist Bound: How to Glue Back Grandpa offers a determined story of faith， hope， and love， glued together by family。 。。。more
Jasmine Goh
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a must-read especially after learning the author's own personal story about his father。 for someone like me who's not yet had to go through the experience of having a close family member with dementia， the book is a wonderful literary experience to understand more of what is typically a difficult yet so very important topic。 definitely suitable for all ages to read and hugely enjoy the references to Asian mythical folklore too！ a must-read especially after learning the author's own personal story about his father。 for someone like me who's not yet had to go through the experience of having a close family member with dementia， the book is a wonderful literary experience to understand more of what is typically a difficult yet so very important topic。 definitely suitable for all ages to read and hugely enjoy the references to Asian mythical folklore too！ 。。。more
Jose Lum
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Prepare to be enthralled from the very first page of Mist Bound。 At times laugh-out-loud hilarious， at times heartwarming and poignant。 It folds Southeast Asian culture as well as diaspora feelings into a magical adventure with Southeast Asian Mythical Creatures complications and twists keep the plot engaging and snappy。 The way Daryl Kho takes traditions and lore and incorporates them into an exciting contemporary fantasy setting makes my heart soar as a reader。 Readers who love magical adventu Prepare to be enthralled from the very first page of Mist Bound。 At times laugh-out-loud hilarious， at times heartwarming and poignant。 It folds Southeast Asian culture as well as diaspora feelings into a magical adventure with Southeast Asian Mythical Creatures complications and twists keep the plot engaging and snappy。 The way Daryl Kho takes traditions and lore and incorporates them into an exciting contemporary fantasy setting makes my heart soar as a reader。 Readers who love magical adventures， complex family relationships， should pick up Mist Bound immediately！#mistbound #familynovel 。。。more
Annie
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