A review by goldenbooksgirl
Mirror Magic by Claire Fayers

4.0

This book is about Ava, as she and her brother return to the town they were born in, Wyse, which happens to be the only place left in Britain that still has magic, which in this world is through the usage of mirrors that connect them to the Unworld, where the Fair Folk live. However, the mirrors there are also slowly ceasing to function, and when Ava and Howell see each other through a mirror they become embroiled in solving the mystery of why this is happening. Ava is a brilliant, brave heroine and her friends Howell and Charles were also excellent characters, and the combination of all three made for a fantastic investigative team. My favourite character, though, was undoubtedly the Book, who can see the future and is rather all knowing. We see extracts from the Book at the beginning of each chapter and then later meet it when it shows up in the story, and it made me chuckle constantly with its hilarious remarks. It reminded me of the Skull from Lockwood and Co, who I was incredibly fond of, and I think fans of that series would quite likely enjoy this too for that reason. The world was so interesting, with a unique magic system and concept, and I also thought the pacing was really well done. The mystery had me intrigued me from the beginning, and the tension builds and builds as the book progresses, to the point where the climax was so fast paced and thrilling I couldn`t put the book down during that section. I`m excited to get my hands on Storm Hound already! 4.5/5