Author: Karen Foxlee
Pages: 227
Version: Paperback
Publisher: Random House, Inc.
Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy. So I received this book quite a while ago as an advance reader's copy. I got around to reading it a week or so ago and I'm so glad that I did. This book was really what I wanted to read at this time. It was so fantastic and really felt like an adventure. As I have been ill for over a month now, I haven't been able to get out as much as I would like to. This book though, it took me to another world. It was a really nice change of pace to get to experience this book because I tend not to read books like this too often. I think it can be enjoyed by a variety of ages as well which is great. The little illustrations separating the parts of the book actually added a lot to the overall feel of the book. I absolutely love the cover which is actually one of the reasons I decided to read this book. It does a very good job showing off what the story is like. Now to plot, essentially there is a boy called the Marvelous Boy who was chosen to go off on a journey to defeat the Snow Queen. Along the way, he is captured by the Snow Queen and needs help to defeat her which is where Ophelia Jane Worthington-Whittard comes in. She, her sister, and her dad arrive in a city where it never stops snowing in which there is a museum that her dad has taken a job at. While wandering the museum, she discovers the Marvelous Boy and their journey begins. I won't say much more than that so as not to ruin the story, I highly recommend going and reading it yourself. If you enjoy fairy tale sorts of books then I'm sure you will like this book. The only thing that I didn't like was the end of the book because it was a rather big cliffhanger and I am unsure as to whether the story will get a sequel or not. Either way, I think it's worth a read as it's not too long and it really is an adventure.
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