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abigailfair 's review for:
The Girl from Everywhere
by Heidi Heilig
The book starts gently but gives you the hook right away, and that hook will keep you on the line until the end! The writing is beautiful, easily giving us the voice of a girl who's been to many times and places but has mostly lived in books. I haven't had to look up so many vocabulary words in years, maybe not since college, but I loved it! (And thank goodness for Kindle's built-in dictionary. ;) ) Such diction was totally in character for Nix and felt effortless.
The characters were lively and layered, which I appreciated. Slate, in particular, as Nix's addictive, obsessive father, was well-drawn. I wished Nix had given us a little more of her feelings, though. Not every 16-year-old girl needs to be a drama queen, thank goodness, but she seemed unusually resolute at ignoring hers (though perhaps not without reason).
The plot was well-orchestrated; not super taut or tight or fast-paced, but with enough twists to make sure you're paying attention! I confess I prefer my time travel to be a little more wibbly-wobbly/timey-wimey, as opposed to exposing itself to the bootstrap paradox (which, in true wibbly-wobbly fashion, Doctor Who has also utilized).
Still, I'm looking forward to the sequel! (Which is already out. I'm a little behind. ;) )
The characters were lively and layered, which I appreciated. Slate, in particular, as Nix's addictive, obsessive father, was well-drawn. I wished Nix had given us a little more of her feelings, though. Not every 16-year-old girl needs to be a drama queen, thank goodness, but she seemed unusually resolute at ignoring hers (though perhaps not without reason).
The plot was well-orchestrated; not super taut or tight or fast-paced, but with enough twists to make sure you're paying attention! I confess I prefer my time travel to be a little more wibbly-wobbly/timey-wimey, as opposed to exposing itself to the bootstrap paradox (which, in true wibbly-wobbly fashion, Doctor Who has also utilized).
Still, I'm looking forward to the sequel! (Which is already out. I'm a little behind. ;) )