Julian isn’t the easiest big brother to take care of. Similarly, I thought that the big focus on family in this story was really lovely. This is absolutely a story that younger me would have loved, and I enjoyed it even now. Add in a stellar, easy to understand magic system and you have my heart. A sea serpent! What’s not to love? Despite its faults, Noa finds her new home rather charming and that pulled me right in too. While Noa’s reason for fleeing to her moving island home is a tragic one, the picture that Fawcett paints of Noa’s new home is just magical. So it should come as no surprise that I had pretty high expectations for this Fantasy realm and its quirky characters.įirst off, big kudos to Heather Fawcett for the wonderful world that she has created here. In fact, I feel like there are so many gems here that people generally miss out on because they go straight into the YA realm. If you’re new to my blog, I should premise this review with the fact that I truly love Middle Grade books. Fast forward to this year, and I was so in the mood for some middle grade shenanigans! I picked this story back up, and dove straight in. The first time around I wasn’t in the right headspace to appreciate Noa and her siblings, and so I set it aside for later reading. This was actually my second attempt at this book.
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