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A review by reemeyer
The Girl Who Could Fly by Victoria Forester
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
I missed this when it was originally published (2010) and had never heard of it. I saw it on an Indy Bookshop shelf, and it’s described as Little House on the Prairie meets the X-Men, which felt tailor made for me.
Fun middle grade adventure, a little slow to get to the good stuff. One of the best villain origin stories I’ve ever read. It’s hard to tell where it’s set in time, the beginning feels like it’s in Dorothy’s Kansas in the 1920s but it’s modern day. I listened to the audiobook and the narrators accent is very yee-haw, but it is a kids book.
Fun middle grade adventure, a little slow to get to the good stuff. One of the best villain origin stories I’ve ever read. It’s hard to tell where it’s set in time, the beginning feels like it’s in Dorothy’s Kansas in the 1920s but it’s modern day. I listened to the audiobook and the narrators accent is very yee-haw, but it is a kids book.