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A review by whitreadslit
Havenfall by Sara Holland
4.0
*I received this book for free from Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.*
After reading and loving Sara Holland’s first series, Everless, I had high hopes for her newest book. I feel like my expectations were met, and I am excited to see where she takes the world of Havenfall in the future.
First, I really loved the world building in this book. The concept of having multiple worlds that all converge in the basement of an inn in Colorado was such a fun concept. And the fact that it is a safe space, where anyone can meet with someone from another world in peace is a really great place to begin this series. I love that the inn of Havenfall itself is a little magical, even though Earth itself isn’t. We don’t learn a ton about the worlds of Fiordenkill, Byrn, and Solaria, but I’m hopeful that we will find out more about them in future books.
Our main character, Maddie, was quite believable as a teenage girl that is suddenly thrust into a position of power. She laments a lot about not getting to just laze away her summer, and that was absolutely believable to me. What 16 year old wants to be put in charge of delicate political talks? I certainly wouldn’t have! At the same time, it was cool to get to watch her mature and grow as the story went along. Her relationships with Brekken and Taya were fun, and I still don’t know who I want her to end up with.
After reading and loving Sara Holland’s first series, Everless, I had high hopes for her newest book. I feel like my expectations were met, and I am excited to see where she takes the world of Havenfall in the future.
First, I really loved the world building in this book. The concept of having multiple worlds that all converge in the basement of an inn in Colorado was such a fun concept. And the fact that it is a safe space, where anyone can meet with someone from another world in peace is a really great place to begin this series. I love that the inn of Havenfall itself is a little magical, even though Earth itself isn’t. We don’t learn a ton about the worlds of Fiordenkill, Byrn, and Solaria, but I’m hopeful that we will find out more about them in future books.
Our main character, Maddie, was quite believable as a teenage girl that is suddenly thrust into a position of power. She laments a lot about not getting to just laze away her summer, and that was absolutely believable to me. What 16 year old wants to be put in charge of delicate political talks? I certainly wouldn’t have! At the same time, it was cool to get to watch her mature and grow as the story went along. Her relationships with Brekken and Taya were fun, and I still don’t know who I want her to end up with.