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Title: Tilly and the BookwanderesAuthor: Anna James
Genre: Childrens, fantasy
Rating: 4/5
# pages: 390
Date read: October, 2020
A magical adventure to delight the imagination. A curl-up-on-the-sofa debut from a uniquely talented author.
Eleven year-old Tilly has lived above her grandparents' bookshop ever since her mother disappeared shortly after she was born. Like the rest of her family, Tilly loves nothing more than to escape into the pages of her favourite stories.
One day Tilly realises that classic children's characters are appearing in the shop through the magic of `book wandering' - crossing over from the page into real life.
With the help of Anne of Green Gables and Alice in Wonderland. Tilly is determined to solve the mystery of what happened to her mother all those years ago, so she bravely steps into the unknown, unsure of what adventure lies ahead and what dangers she may face.
I had this recommended to me by a friend in a very round-about way... he hadn't read it himself, but his wife had bought it, and she immediately thought (even before reading it, I think) that it would be something I would enjoy. As luck would have it, I stumbled across it in a bookstore just the following week, and thought it sounded charming enough, so I decided to pick it up.
(Both my friend and his wife laughed quite hard when they heard that explanation - can't imagine why... :-P )
Anyway, once I saw what the main premise of the book was, I just knew that it would be perfect for the readathon. I love books about books, and this seemed like it would fit the bill perfectly. I was right too - sure, it's a children's book, and what you see is very much what you get, but it was delightful and charming and I smiled my way through it. It's not high literature in any sense of the word, but it's funny and engaging and I loved it.
Though it's the first in a series, it worked quite well as a stand-alone novel, so I haven't quite decided yet, whether or not I'm going to continue on with the series.
