The Girl From Everywhere by Heldi HeiligNix has spent her entire life aboard her father’s ship, sailing across the centuries, across the world, across myth and imagination. It was the title that really caught me on this one.
As a girl who’s dealt with a lot of transition stress, the temptation to investigate was pretty strong. I would've finished faster, but I got caught up with the Keepers of the Lost Cities series by Shannon Messenger (Awesome series, by the way, absolutely recommend it). Anyway, The Girl From Everywhere is a good book with massive potential. From the world building to the characterisation it was engaging and intriguing. Apart from that, I’m still not quite sure there was an obvious climax, which made it a little bit hard for me to immerse myself completely. Still, a pretty solid book with awesome history, mythology and brilliant setting description- I love a good book with solid research. It gives the whole thing a savoury feeling of grounded-ness which can really spice up the flavour of a book. This book caught my attention and mostly kept it. Between pirates, time travel, and Hawaii, it was a diverse, introspective book with deep roots. You could definitely tell the author had solid experience/research. In the myth, culture and history of Hawaii, but probably not time travel! Speaking of time travel....more accurately, writing of time travel, is a dangerous exercise. Things get messed up fast, but maybe due to the fact that time travel is the key world building factor that sets it apart or purely good plot planning, Ms Heilig manages to keep it together and coherent which means bonus point aplenty for her! I did feel the main character, Nix, was a bit iffy when it came to what she felt/wanted/loved etcetera. I like clarity, strength of emotion and consistency when it come to my mains and the whole Blake-Kashmir thing was confusing. Don’t get me wrong, it wasn’t a love triangle...I think... .... Anyway that, exactly that, was what I’m not sure I liked. On a side note, if it was a love triangle it definitely wasn't YA Standard Issue, which is pretty cool in itself. So, like I said, a pretty solid read. I’d recommend it to 14+ as a YA book. It doesn’t have any proper swearing (but mentions drugs -opium), though the main character doesn’t use them (she disapproves but her father is a user). There are some some themes like loss, love, independence and low level immorality. Anyway, a solid three and a half stars, I hope you enjoy it as much or more than I did 'cause it was pretty good! Next time I go to the library I’ll look out for the sequel- A Ship Beyond Time. Happy Reading, StoryGirl
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