Good Morning Bookish Friends :)
I pray today finds you all doing well, and I'm so thankful you've taken the time to drop on by The Preppy Book Princess today for another book review.
I'm Kirby, and I'm happy to welcome you here to my little bookish corner of the internet.
I love reading across a wide variety of genres, and recently I'd been wanting to read another middle grade title as it had been awhile since I'd last done so.
I gave a new to me title a try, and today I'm looking forward to sharing all about it with you all.
I hope you'll all keep reading down below for today's full review.
The Train to Impossible Places by P.G. Bell:
Source: Birthday Gift From My Hubby
Publisher: Feiwel and Friends
Publication Date: October 2nd, 2018
Genre: Middle Grade/Adventure
Series: The Train to Impossible Places
Synopsis:
A train that travels through impossible places. A boy trapped in a snow globe. And a girl who’s about to go on the adventure of a lifetime.
The Impossible Postal Express is no ordinary train. It’s a troll-operated delivery service that runs everywhere from ocean-bottom shipwrecks, to Trollville, to space.
But when this impossible train comes roaring through Suzy’s living room, her world turns upside down. After sneaking on board, Suzy suddenly finds herself Deputy Post Master aboard the train, and faced with her first delivery―to the evil Lady Crepuscula.
Then, the package itself begs Suzy not to deliver him. A talking snow globe, Frederick has information Crepuscula could use to take over the entire Union of Impossible Places. But when protecting Frederick means putting her friends in danger, Suzy has to make a difficult choice―with the fate of the entire Union at stake.
(synopsis from goodreads)
My Review:
I was in the mood to dive into an adventurous, middle grade read, and this was the one I decided to go with. While I wouldn't say it ended up being one of the best middle grade books I've ever read, it was a wonderful story with plenty of twists and turns, and some plot points that definitely left me surprised.
The world building was imaginative and whimsical, and the reader definitely feels like they are traveling right along the impossible places on the train with Suzy and the eclectic cast of the Impossible Postal Express.
While I think young readers will want to dive right into this fun, heartwarming read, there was definitely enough to the story to keep adult readers entertained as well, and I adored the sweet friendship that blooms between Suzy and Wilmot especially.
While there's a few plot elements I wasn't necessarily in agreement with, like the fact that some of the children's actions never seem to be properly dealt with in the end, it was overall a lovely middle grade story, and I look forward to continuing on with the rest of the series.
Final Rating: 4/5.
Thanks so much for reading guys! Have a great rest of your day :)
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