Review: YA
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 01 10, 2014
This is a lovely read but very clearly aimed at the YA market. I actually encouraged my daughter to read it and will wait to see what she has to say.I enjoyed the new landscape and Jess and her brother are both very likeable. So are the other adventurers we meet and Pavel and his evil aunt are very well build.My only criticism with the story would be the unlikeliness of Jess`s many escapes from very difficult situations that she gets herself into.One expects her to mature, yet she doesn`t and after a while it becomes a little annoying. Example is that she is trusted with two very big secrets: One from her planet and the other by an old woman she meets during her adventures.She treats the old woman rather rudely and also has no respect for the value of the secret the old woman shares with her. This is very out of character and I find this strange.After all this old woman`s clan saved her and her friends and are helping them in their mission.The fact that Jess is 17 Might account for her selfish behaviour but then one is reminded again and again of the fact that she is not supposed to be an ordinary 17-year old; she`s special and have already taken on more responsibility than people much older than her.Other than this I will strongly recommend it to younger readers.