As one other reviewer said, "it's often too hard to see the forest for the 'twee," which felt just too apt for this novel. I did enjoy it: the illustrations were beautiful, and the story whimsical and intriguing enough (and yes, it did share elements with other classic YA books like Narnia, sometime...
Imaginative and fun. I read an advance copy, so I missed out on a lot of the illustrations, which look wonderful in the finished book. There are expository sections that flesh out the story but don't do much to advance the plot, so I wouldn't recommend it to reluctant readers.
Clever modern fantasy that doesn't talk down to kids. Dubbed as 'an American Narnia'... which isn't far off. Awesome illustrations to boot. I was totally enchanted by Wildwood.
It started out strong, lots of potential...then, somewhere among those 500 plus pages I lost interest. Basically, not boring enough to abandon, but just boring enough to make you wish you read only the first three and last three chapters. The best part of the book was the charming illustrations. You...
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