Amy Lennox doesn’t know quite what to expect when she and her mother pick up and leave Germany for Scotland, heading to her mother’s childhood home of Lennox House on the island of Stormsay. Amy’s grandmother, Lady Mairead, insists that Amy must read while she resides at Lennox House-but not in the usual way. It turns out that Amy is a book jumper, able to leap into a story and interact with the … with the world inside. As thrilling as Amy’s new power is, it also brings danger: someone is stealing from the books she visits, and that person may be after her life. Teaming up with fellow book jumper Will, Amy vows to get to the bottom of the thefts-at whatever cost.
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I’ll be honest, I totally judged this book by its cover…and I was right!
This book was very creative and is basically a bibliophile’s dream. What book lover hasn’t wished at some point that he or she could jump into the book of his or her choice? (A trip to Hogwarts anyone?)
Mechthild’s protagonist is a teenager named Amy. Anyone who ever had a rough time in high school will relate to Amy and her adolescent woes. Add a mansion on an island, an ancient hidden library, distant relatives who seem to be guarding family secrets, oh and the ability to jump inside books, and I was hooked!
Also featured are Amy’s mother, grandmother, and of course a potential love interest, Will, and the mean girl, Betsy. All of these characters’ lives intertwine in what starts out to be an adventure for Amy but quickly turns into a matter of life or death. There is a mystery woven throughout the story, which I enjoyed unraveling. I also loved all of the classic stories and characters that Mechthild wove into the story by combining the “real” world with the literary world.
Several classic stories and famous book characters are mentioned throughout this book, and I think readers will enjoy the book more if they are familiar with at least some of them (Sherlock Holmes, Shakespeare, The Sorrows of Young Werther, Oliver Twist), though I think you can enjoy the book even if you are not.
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I am going to give the story itself 4 stars. Why? Well, it didn’t draw me in during the first chapter, and it was a teeny, tiny bit slow. But, I would still recommend this book to anyone who likes a fantasy…with a slight mystery!
Very cute original story.
A book about a Scottish island that is home to two families who’s young people have the ability to jump into books and have the duty to protect the stories and characters? And someone is messing with the stories by taking key ideas from them? I AM THERE!
How cool would that ability be?
This is a really well done fantasy story. I downloaded it, mostly, because of the cover. It’s gorgeous. I read some reviews, rather mixed ones all told. I guess that can be about most all books and the folks that read them. I really liked it.
The main character doesn’t know anything about her ability until she and her mother arrive. She doesn’t know anything about anything about her family. It all hits her in the face at once. She’s pretty adaptable, more so than I would be. I could empathize with her as she’s more comfortable with her books as people tend to let her down so she has trust issues. I was rather this way when I was her age. I’d have been jumping inside those books every chance I could if I’d had that ability.
I can definitely recommend this book.
Pretty good but a terrible ending
Great plot, gotta love a unique storyline. Read it!
Fun story with a unique setting. Love the books coming out that have the book characters coming to life…for real! And then they interact with the people who are reading them.!
This is a great read whether one is a teen or 76 like me. I love fairy tales and Shakespeare and this book includes all of them. The end came as a surprise. Have fun reading