This book... well it wasn't my favorite. It did get a wee bit better as it went along, at least? Idk, I am grasping at straws here, because I wanted so desperately to like it. And tons of people did, from what I can tell on Goodreads! So as always, opinions vary! It surprised me how much my opinion on everything changed. What I thought I knew was flipped on its head completely. Broken into two distinct sections, this book follows sisters, Evelyn and Phillipa, and their complex, codependent relationship. You see, the comparisons to Narnia could sound like a complaint, but they really weren't. Narnia was the first actual book series I ever read and it will always be the fantasy world my heart longs for the most. Taking that story and aging it up, altering it slightly, asking hard questions, that was all something I really appreciated and for the most part, it was decently well done. Somehow 2020 has blessed me with not one, but two new favourite authors and after many years of not having any auto-buy authors, this feels amazing. This book reminded me of my favourite childhood books, but was utterly heartbreaking.

If it’s your heart that fails you, we’ll teach your hands what to do. Then they will act before your heart can stop them” It turns out that the Father has lured Anakin there to find out if the Jedi really is the Chosen One. To test this, the Father, Son, and Daughter kidnap Obi-Wan and Ahsoka, and try to force Anakin to choose which one to save. Naturally, Anakin uses his tremendous power to make the Son and Daughter release both Ahsoka and Obi-Wan. I've often wondered how the Pevensie children of Narnia went home and just continued their lives after so many years away from home, and this follows a very similar vein, but after the three siblings come home after years in a fantasy Kingdom that was torn apart by war, they can never be the same again. But when Evelyn goes missing, Philippa must confront the depth of her sister’s despair and the painful truths they’ve been running from. As the weeks unfold, Philippa wonders if Ev truly did find a way home, or if the weight of their worlds pulled her under.If you're going into this book expecting daring swordfights and a lush fantasy adventure, or if you read the synopsis and are expecting a nail-biting, edge of your seat kind of mystery, you're not going to get either of those things. What you will get is a story that takes its time to paint a picture for you. It's a very introspective read. It's a story about the bond between siblings. About not feeling like you belong. About the importance of home and what that means for us. The writing was lovely. I will absolutely try the author again, because her prose was downright lovely. Philippa, on the other hand, is determined to find a place in this world. She shiel This incredible debut explores the aftermath of a fantasy adventure - and how two sisters must readjust to an ordinary world, when they are anything but.

Why 4.5 when I enjoyed it so much? Honestly, I feel like it's because Philippa's part felt too short for me. Going into this book, I definitely had my doubts about its one sister, then the other sister format, and I do think some of my fears came true in the way that I related to Evelyn and her story a lot more than Philippa's. Ezra then thinks he could use the World Between Worlds to save Kanan, but Ahsoka reminds him that, if he did, that would result in the Ghost crew being killed – Kanan sacrificed himself to save them. Instead, Ezra has to learn to let go. What this does is, instead of being an adventure story, makes the entire experience one of longing, desire, heartache and regret. It makes us poignantly wonder what if we got to experience a new world? Whatever new world doesn't matter, but one that we feel we belong in more that our own. Would we also feel as Evelyn did? Her prose is so good, so emotion stirring that when I got to Philippa's part of the story I had to keep reading. Up to this point I wasn't that into Philippa... she felt like an overbearing older sister to me. I didn’t want to read her part, I didn't care to know her excuses for what she did to Evelyn... what could this half possibly be about?! But as i started Philippa's story I was blown away by what Laura Weymouth stirred in me for the hated older sister... and I was sobbing by the end. In a good and happy way for the siblings. The Narnia archetype of children finding passage to an adjacent world is given a powerful new perspective in THE LIGHT BETWEEN WORLDS…Exceptional!”

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The perfect story for anyone who’s ever searched for magic in the everyday, THE LIGHT BETWEEN WORLDS will break your heart and then make it whole again. Laura Weymouth wields words like she’s casting spells, and the result is utterly enchanting.” The Lumatere Chronicles by Melina Marchetta; MEM by Bethany Morrow; Forest of a Thousand Lanterns by Julie Dao; Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake; The Abhorsen Trilogy by Garth Nix; Plain Kate by Erin Bow; All These Things I’ve Done by Gabrielle Zevin; An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson; The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden; A Ring of Endless Light by Madeleine L’Engle; The Collected Letters of CS Lewis (no, really!) Writing Music? And the prose, at once simple and beautifully melancholic, compliments the subject matter so well and helps blunt the harshness. There's a thrum of sorrow that runs through the writing, but above it you can also find wonder and love--so much love--and the combination is breathtaking. Highlights of the 'Star Wars' Animation Panels at Dragon Con 2018 on TWG ( September 8, 2018) (archived from the original on October 3, 2019) For example: this book is recommended to 'fans of Narnia'. There's a reason. The realm they go to and their situation is quite literally a slightly altered Narnia experience. Three siblings travel to this realm during the Blitz while hiding in the bomb shelter.