A review by rmlulich
Josie Bloom and the Emergency of Life by Susan Hill Long

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Like Long's fanciful book The Magic Mirror, Josie Bloom is a serious story cast in a surprisingly lighthearted frame with quirky characters and a likeable, proactive, realistically drawn protagonist. I particularly enjoyed the way Long wove together Josie's problems, her friendship with Winky, and baseball.