angelac_librarian 's review for:

The Midnight Dress by Karen Foxlee
4.0

I'm not entirely sure what I think of this book. I did enjoy it. But I'm still trying to figure it out in some ways. There is a real sense of magical realism. There seemed to be some magic tied to the dress and its creation. But at the end, I was left wondering if there really was magic, or if people just wanted to believe there was. Overall I liked the story. But I'm not sure I'm satisfied with the ending.

I did like the way it starts with the ending, in a way, and tells both the story and the end in tandem. The audio production was excellent. And there always seems to be something magical about a story set in Australia.