Source: Borrowed from Publisher/NetGalley for an honest review
Publication: Available now
Description:
A modern-day fairy tale set in a mysterious museum that is perfect for readers of Roald Dahl and Blue Balliett.
Unlikely heroine Ophelia Jane Worthington-Whittard doesn't believe in anything that can't be proven by science. She and her sister Alice are still grieving for their dead mother when their father takes a job in a strange museum in a city where it always snows. On her very first day in the museum Ophelia discovers a boy locked away in a long forgotten room. He is a prisoner of Her Majesty the Snow Queen. And he has been waiting for Ophelia's help.
As Ophelia embarks on an incredible journey to rescue the boy everything that she believes will be tested. Along the way she learns more and more about the boy's own remarkable journey to reach her and save the world.
A story within a story, this a modern day fairytale is about the power of friendship, courage and love, and never ever giving up.
Rating: 5 stars
Review:
This was so exciting and filled with so much suspense that I couldn't stop reading it. Case in point, I read this all in one day. It was just too good to put down.
Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy is a retelling of The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen but it's told in such an amazing and interesting way that it's still holds true to the original story but also gives readers a wonderful new take on the classic tale.
This was a fast paced story that sweeps you into the mysterious world and museum that 11 years old Ophelia Jane Worthington-Whittard found herself in. I thought all the characters (including the evil Snow Queen) were interesting and well written and will stay in your head.
There were times when I was reading this that I kept rooting for Ophelia as well as hoping she wouldn't get caught as she ventured throughout the museum and as she was trying to help the Marvelous Boy. This was such a page-turner that I couldn't wait to see what was going to happen next.
Even though this is a children's book, I would recommend this to anyone who wants to read a spellbinding tale that will have you riveted to your seat.
I really enjoyed this story very much. It was simply amazing.
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