3.5

Well, dang it. Five enthusiastic stars! I can’t believe this is a debut. It’s so unbelievably magical and creepy and moving and beautiful. The word choice had me kicking my feet (yes, that happens.) The imagery of this strange world was exquisite. It’s smarter and more magical than most books I’ve read, not only middle grade. I borrowed a copy to read and now must get one for myself. Hopefully they still have copies with purple edges. More people should go into the labyrinth of lost and found!

According to the blurb, this could have been written for me! Unfortunately, I couldn’t maintain a connection.

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adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring lighthearted mysterious sad tense
adventurous emotional sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
challenging dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes