A review by bibliophilicjester
Mapmaker by Lisa Moore Ramée

adventurous

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

this has faded a lot in my memory over the last month, but it was a fun adventure! the only specific thing i remember is how toxic the dad is about what his son and daughter should/shouldn't be doing. and how weird it was then that van is short for giovanni, a name i've only known as "for boys" since giovanna is the "for girls" form. i get why she goes by van, but it was weird that the dad was so toxic about stereotypical gender roles and the mom just sort of allowed/went along with it...and they gave their daughter a "boy" name. 

to be clear, i'm not saying what names can or can't be used for which kiddo. i'm just saying it's a weird choice for the dad to "allow", i guess. 

anyway! i hope there's a sequel because i love the idea of this book! maybe their dad will learn to be less awful in a sequel?