I love Jonathan's books but getting this one started was a bit of a struggle for me. I had to go back and read the other two to really connect with the characters again and to step back into the world. At times the writing can be a little heavy handed with pushing the narrative of stay imaginative. Overall though this book still will inspire lots of my middle schoolers

I absolutely loved Sophie Quire (and many other Jonathan Auxier books) and was hoping I would also love this book. Unfortunately this one didn’t live up to my expectations. There were so many characters/plots going on at the same time that I had a hard time keeping track of who was where and what was going on. Once they all connected toward the end I found it much more enjoyable. I appreciated the deep thoughtfulness and wondering that occurred in the book. I feel like I need to read Peter Nimble and then give this one another shot.