hagwife 's review for:

The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente

4.5

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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: Yes

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A wonderfully fun book! I love stories that understand that children's adventures are serious things and that children are able to understand things that are serious, even if they are not always fun. Valente's version of Fairyland is at times more real than the world September has left behind; its full of things that Are and Could Be, and has both Triumphs and Consequences, and it knows that witches need hats.