Felix and the Future Agency
Felix hates school. He tries to hide it, but when he gets dreams or visions of the future, he can’t help but tell people so they don’t get hurt. But instead of being
thanked by his classmates and teachers, he gets the blame. How else would he know the details of mishaps around school such as thefts, breakages or poisonings? Finally, his headmaster has had enough.
He doesn’t like the thought of a new school, but his expulsion is final. Sparkleton High School is offered as another option, and a young teacher has come to talk to him about it. Felix is wary, but can’t believe his ears when she believes he can see the future. She knows of others, and she has come to rescue him from the state school system.
Felix is soon in a top secret organisation with people who are encouraged to daydream with incredible results. There are spirits wherever they travel in this hidden London underground, but not everyone can see them like he can. There are celestial beings that can be pocket sized or the size of a bus in moments, and magic swirls everywhere he goes. His ability to see the future is finally appreciated and applauded, not scoffed and scolded at.
But there is training, and school and lessons, just like any other school. To his dismay, there are still school bullies, and distrust in his new world, and he does everything to try and prove himself. Especially after showing the leaders the scariest premonition he’s ever had.
It shows a dark, powerful force attacking their magical world, and the world above them where his grandmother lives.
When blame falls upon his shoulders again, Felix will do anything to prove to his new teachers and friends that the evil he’s foretold has not been summoned by him.
It’s hard not to compare Felix and the Future Agency to Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, with its school setting, new friends, school bullies and magic. There is much more to this (1st book in a new middle-grade series) however, with dreams, astrology and premonitions being the base the story is built upon.
Main character Felix is easy to like, and far from perfect, with easily stoked anger he must learn to control. A temper has much higher implications in his new world. The world-building is fascinating and the setting a place I’d like to visit myself, especially to taste the magical teas!
A twist or two in the story is satisfying, making me want to know what happens next, when the story finishes unresolved. There are a sprinkle of illustrations throughout the novel, and intriguing pics at every new chapter heading.
An interesting Afterword strengthens the basis of the premise, prompting possible further research into an actual Premonition Agency in real life.
This unique world is going to be one to watch out for when the next book in the series hits the shelves.
Author – Rachel Morrisroe
Illustrator – Paddy Donnelly
Age – 9+
Publisher – Simon & Schuster UK
(2025, Simon & Schuster UK, Third Person, Future, Action, Magic, Series, Friendship, Secret, Ghost, Mystery, Loss, Accident, See the Future, School, Enchantments, Dream Weavers, Astrology, Dyslexic, Premonitions, Spirits, Constellations, Daydreams, London, Tube, Railway)
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