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A review by sarahareinhard
May Bird and the Ever After by Jodi Lynn Anderson
4.0
When I was a kid, I wasn’t into series of books. I don’t know if there just weren’t as many published, if I skipped over the Young Adult section, or if my reading interests just led me elsewhere. My niece Rebecca, who has recently garnered an email address, has long been one of the young people in my life whose reading I watch and follow. A few weeks ago in an email where I asked about her babysitting availability, I also asked - as I do at every opportunity - what she was reading. Then I reserved it at the library and, the week before Christmas, read it.
May Bird and the Ever After was...different than I expected. Granted, I didn’t read the dust jacket (I rarely do), but somehow I always find myself surprised when a YA book is scary. This one isn’t any worse than Harry Potter - it was just a topsy-turvy-turning book, in which there’s courage in unexpected heroes. It was fast-paced and entertaining and I liked how May traveled down the hero’s path (loosely stated) with pizzazz that had me liking her and trembling that had me rooting for her.
I couldn’t get over the feeling, though, that this sort of YA series is for younger readers - 5th or 6th graders - and not as much for junior high age readers. All in all, enjoyable.
Fair warning: content deals with ghosts and specters; the “Ever After” is where the dead and undead reside. So maybe it’s not so much for younger readers, though the main character is only ten.
May Bird and the Ever After was...different than I expected. Granted, I didn’t read the dust jacket (I rarely do), but somehow I always find myself surprised when a YA book is scary. This one isn’t any worse than Harry Potter - it was just a topsy-turvy-turning book, in which there’s courage in unexpected heroes. It was fast-paced and entertaining and I liked how May traveled down the hero’s path (loosely stated) with pizzazz that had me liking her and trembling that had me rooting for her.
I couldn’t get over the feeling, though, that this sort of YA series is for younger readers - 5th or 6th graders - and not as much for junior high age readers. All in all, enjoyable.
Fair warning: content deals with ghosts and specters; the “Ever After” is where the dead and undead reside. So maybe it’s not so much for younger readers, though the main character is only ten.