Review: The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making

Posted September 26, 2013 by jrsbookr in Uncategorized / 0 Comments

The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making (Fairyland, #1)
About the book from good reads.
Twelve-year-old September lives in Omaha, and used to have an ordinary life, until her father went to war and her mother went to work. One day, September is met at her kitchen window by a Green Wind (taking the form of a gentleman in a green jacket), who invites her on an adventure, implying that her help is needed in Fairyland. The new Marquess is unpredictable and fickle, and also not much older than September. Only September can retrieve a talisman the Marquess wants from the enchanted woods, and if she doesn’t . . . then the Marquess will make life impossible for the inhabitants of Fairyland. September is already making new friends, including a book-loving Wyvern and a mysterious boy named Saturday.

With exquisite illustrations by acclaimed artist Ana Juan, Fairyland lives up to the sensation it created when the author first posted it online. For readers of all ages who love the charm of Alice in Wonderland and the soul of The Golden Compass, here is a reading experience unto itself: unforgettable, and so very beautiful.
My review

This was such a fun book; it totally made me want to run off to Fairyland and have my own adventures! The author plays with and creates her own Fairyland and fills then with great imaginative characters you want to know more about. There is an Oz-like quality to this story as there is an evil queen who tricks you into solving and doing things for her. I totally devoured this book in a few short days and really want to dive into the next one to see just what September discovers next in Fairyland.

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