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A review by alexblackreads
Endymion Spring by Matthew Skelton
3.0
This was an odd but enjoyable little book. It was published in the mid-aughts and very much reminded me of the middle grade from my childhood, which was very nostalgic.
I wish there had been more time spent in the historical timeline. We really only got the bare minimum and I felt like the whole book would have been stronger if the history had been fully developed. As it was, the magic was a little half baked and some of the world building was underdeveloped. What we did get from the past felt kind of skimmed through, with relationships forming out of seemingly nowhere. It was frustrating because it could have been a lot stronger.
The writing was lovely and the characters were all nice to read about. I liked how developed their family relationships were and that was definitely what carried the book for me. It was a very fun quick read.
I'd highly recommend this if you like children's literature- especially of the magical book about books variety. It's not really my thing, but I could see this getting a lot of love from the right audience.
I wish there had been more time spent in the historical timeline. We really only got the bare minimum and I felt like the whole book would have been stronger if the history had been fully developed. As it was, the magic was a little half baked and some of the world building was underdeveloped. What we did get from the past felt kind of skimmed through, with relationships forming out of seemingly nowhere. It was frustrating because it could have been a lot stronger.
The writing was lovely and the characters were all nice to read about. I liked how developed their family relationships were and that was definitely what carried the book for me. It was a very fun quick read.
I'd highly recommend this if you like children's literature- especially of the magical book about books variety. It's not really my thing, but I could see this getting a lot of love from the right audience.