A review by deb_reads_books
The Land of Neverendings by Kate Saunders

4.0

I'm struggling to write a proper review of this book, I think I read too much YA! However, I did read it because it's on this year's Carnegie short-list. It's such a sweet story. Emily's severely disabled sister, Holly has died and Emily is grieving. She misses her sister and is scared of forgetting her and the stories that she had made up for her so Emily starts to write down words and phrases that were special to both sisters. At the same time, she and her best friend, Maze start secondary school and as can happen, they start to move away from each other. Emily's longing for her sister's favourite soft toy opens up to her seeing and hearing other toys and the lines between make-believe and reality blur. Think Narnia and NeverLand. The story continues, read the Goodreads blurb for more. What I want to say is that if you're looking for a book that deals with friendship, imagination, loss of a sibling, moving schools, growing up that does all these things gently, this is the book for you.