4 star 6.5/10
An interesting concept for a journey based Story young girl finding a magic ball, which unfortunately causes her to develop a medical problem, which forces her to move constantly to prevent her becoming unwell and dying. She is forced from childhood to move house constantly every few days and spend her life crossing the world because of this.
The novel has an Arabian nights feel to it, an exotic fairytale which mixes magic and reality effortlessly for the most part.
There were some elements that I found less successful in particular the sections where she discovers secret hidden libraries seemed almost to come from another novel altogether I couldn’t really see what they added to the story. These sections were incredibly visual and described very well and felt that they would be something that would become across very nicely on a film or television series. However, I did wonder what the need for these libraries was really and I wanted to rush past these parts back into her exciting life as she travelled.
I did find some of the time changes between chapters, a little bit confusing
This is a primarily journey based novel. the characters themselves are less well developed than I usually prefer.
The author has a clear easily read writing style. The book was an enjoyable read.
I read an early copy of the novel on NetGalley UK the book is published in the UK on the 4th of July 2024 by random house UK, vintage
This will appear on NetGalley, Goodreads and my book blog bionicSarahsbookswordpress.com after publication it will also appear on Amazon UK
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