Summer in Orcus Book Reviews

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Another engaging adventure in a Kingfisher-flavored mythos. I’m coming to the conclusion that when at all possible I should read episodically-written stories in the fashion intended rather than consuming them as if a continuous novel. I loved this portal fantasy of an over-protected girl granted her heart’s desire: to go on adventures. And what adventures! A quest with a mystery and an over-arching peril that turns out to be very different from what all the story tropes set you up to believe. But the reading felt a bit jerky, as each chapter resolves to a stopping point, sometimes in an artificial-feeling way. That’s my only complaint, though. The world building is superb and the supporting characters are well-realized in quirky and inimitably Kingfisher fashion. Like much of Kingfisher’s fiction, the setting conjures a complete mythos that borrows from existing mythology but has an integrated reality of its own. I’d call the book “YA-friendly” in the sense that the protagonist is young, it has coming-of-age themes, and the perils and experiences are ones that will feel both real and manageable for teenage readers, but it probably won’t feel “too young” for adult readers.

Children's story for adults, in the best way. I wouldn't call this a children's story, but it's similar. Maybe it's the sort of story I might have appreciated as a child, had I been an altogether better and more worthwhile child. In any case, I enjoyed it quite a bit and can't recommend it highly enough.

A dazzling fairytale. It's been a while since I've read a fairytale that I've completely fallen for. This story is so charmingly written and touches on emotions I had forgotten I had. I hope there is more to come for Summer!

It's quite good. The author brings to life a quirky yet vividly realized world and sets her protagonist forth to explore and elucidate for us. This she does with charm and grace, making for a wonderful tale, as well as a fine comeuppance to all of those anodyne Narnia tales. Recommended highly.

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