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missindyrose's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.25
Really sweet, reflective story about memory and how they shape us.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death
It revolves around two cousins who are on holiday together while they're family cleans out their grandmother's home a year after her passing.sophiesmallhands's review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
This a fun, clever and truly delightful middle-grade novel that, if I still worked in a bookshop, I would be aggressively pushing into children’s’ hands for school holiday (or otherwise!) reading!
Kaufman and Graudin are both authors that are auto-buys for me, so I had extraordinarily little hesitation buying this book and I wasn’t disappointed. Admittedly, you do have to suspend your belief a little in the beginning but once you settle into the world that is between blinks, it was simple to enjoy all the quirky characters “missing” from history that made an appearance (I had my money on Harold Holt making an appearance, and I wasn’t disappointed!).
The story also explores some profound themes of grief and coming to terms with the loss of a loved one. The authors do a terrific exploring these in both Jake and Marisol who have both reacted differently to the loss of their grandmother.
The historical glossary at the back, with quick summaries of all the different historical references was much appreciated and you can tell the authors had a lot of fun finding missing things for the story!
Content Warnings
Minor: Death
typedtruths's review against another edition
I shouldn't have borrowed this, knowing that I am trying to tackle my physical tbr this year. I'll get back to it at some point.
Content Warnings
Minor: Death
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