I will admit it was interesting enough, but it didn't instantly grab me. Second thing, although the writing wowed me, the story line did not. There's a certain finesse to her writing style that makes me just want to read more, if not for the story but for the writing. Foxlee's writing is just so marvelous (to be punny), and quite frankly it's a beautiful prose. That's why it's getting my default three stars.įirst thing's first: Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy did not read like a children's fiction book or even a middle grade book. I honestly liked this part of the book it made me question everything that happened in the book.īut I've been dreading this review, because I'm not quite sure what I thought of the book overall.
I'm not going to spoil anything, but the end just doesn't really tell you whether or not Ophelia imagined all of the events with the Marvelous Boy or if they really happened. I can truly say that I don't know if what happened was real or not. I haven't read any other reviews yet because I don't want someone else's thoughts and opinions to infiltrate my review, but from what skim reading I did on some reviews I don't think I saw anyone talk about how the ending was stupefying. I am well aware that that makes me a book nerd), and my friends were telling me to calm down because I was freaking out over the ending. I finished reading Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy today at lunch (yes, I read at school.
Honestly, I have been avoiding writing this review. NOTE: I won this ARC in a giveaway, and Random House mailed it to my house in exchange for an honest review! This books strongest characters are all female and I do like that. The museum is perfectly creepy with creatures coming to life at the right times and weird rooms that no one goes to. In other words this girl just totally rocks. She's that young girl who drags her jeans out of the dirty clothes, has smudges on her glasses, her ponytails are always crooked and she does not wear dresses. This girl is going to question everything she is told and you best have a good answer for her. A strong little girl who takes nothing at face value. As the story goes on-he convinces her that she is going to help him save the world. Miss Ophelia thinks at first he is a crock. He tells her that he has been locked up by an Evil Snow Queen and that wizards have taken his name from him. She comes upon a door that is locked and can't help but look through the keyhole. Ophelia just can't sit still and begins to wander the museum. He is an expert on old swords of all kinds. Ophelia, her sister Alice and her dad are there for the dad's job. Guess what? I may be aging in reverse because I totally liked it. This book is geared toward middle school aged kids.
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