Language: PG (15 swears, 0“f”); Mature Content: G; Violence: PG
BUYING ADVISORY: MS, HS - OPTIONAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
Against the orders of her father, Maddie, 17yo, is returning this summer to the town of Haven and to the Inn at Havenfall, to work with her uncle Marcus who is the Innkeeper – the one who guards the gates between the three realms and watches over the yearly peace talks between the realms. Maddie is also excited to get back to Brekken – her best friend and now love interest from one of the realms. When Uncle Marcus is attacked and rendered into something akin to a coma, Maddie is the only one who act as Innkeeper and work to keep all of the realms safe. Is this an old menace that has been hiding amongst them all these years? How can you defend against an enemy that can change its appearance at will? Maddie will need to unravel mysteries and quickly figure out who she can trust in order to save three – maybe four – worlds.
Holland tries really hard to craft an epic fantasy book for a YA audience. It only partially succeeds. There is not enough meat to extend this into the realms of epic and because of that, there is a lot of background, setting, and personality that the reader has to infer – there is just not enough to fully immerse yourself into the story. I had to always remind myself to pick it up to finish it, instead not being able to put it down.
Cindy, Library Teacher, MLS
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