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A review by emilie_rose
Strangeworlds Travel Agency by L.D. Lapinski
adventurous
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.75
This was such a fun adventure! When Flick moves to a new town, she discovers a travel agency, one that has the ability to travel to others worlds. Jonathan, the 18 year old running the agency after his father’s disappearance, allows Flick to join the Strangeworlds Society and travel with him. But they discover that there is something wrong with these worlds.
I really loved the dissonance between Flick and Jonathan. Flick is a 12 year old who feels like her parents rely on her too much and like she has had to grow up to fast, while Jonathan’s parents hid a lot of things from him and now that he is in charge, he has to make it appear he knows what he’s doing. They are both children who feel like they had to grow up too fast, but they handle it in every different ways.
I really loved the magic system in this book. Suitcases that contain portals to other worlds, which are actually tears in reality that must be controlled to stop them from having negative effects on the worlds. I feel like the book have just enough detail on how this worked, while leaving enough mystery for future books. I also liked the way the author avoided info-dumping, by interspersing portions of the handbook Flick gets to explain things along the way. We are given the information quickly, but without a character giving a long speech.
I am excited for future additions to this series.
I really loved the dissonance between Flick and Jonathan. Flick is a 12 year old who feels like her parents rely on her too much and like she has had to grow up to fast, while Jonathan’s parents hid a lot of things from him and now that he is in charge, he has to make it appear he knows what he’s doing. They are both children who feel like they had to grow up too fast, but they handle it in every different ways.
I really loved the magic system in this book. Suitcases that contain portals to other worlds, which are actually tears in reality that must be controlled to stop them from having negative effects on the worlds. I feel like the book have just enough detail on how this worked, while leaving enough mystery for future books. I also liked the way the author avoided info-dumping, by interspersing portions of the handbook Flick gets to explain things along the way. We are given the information quickly, but without a character giving a long speech.
I am excited for future additions to this series.