The Griffin Gate Book Review
- Sarah Ickes
- May 22
- 2 min read
According to an online seller, this book is marked for Young Adults.
However, it really is for any reader.
At the time this series caught my eye, I was standing in the middle of a bookstore that only had the fourth in the series on their shelves. Naturally, I didn’t want to start that deep in the overall storyline; so I put the first book on my Christmas List and one of my relatives gifted me this copy last year.
To put it bluntly, this book was sooo good! I really enjoyed the story, the characters, the mystery, and the inventive elements used in the fantasy world of Moreland. The family Griffin, who are the wardens…or “peace keepers” of the land…keep their ancestorial map safe within their house. Why is this map so important, you ask? Because it allows their family to step through portals into different towns whenever a call for help comes from a person in distress. And that brings me to our main character named Grace Griffin.
As the youngest in the family, and too young to go on actual missions, she feels a desire to prove herself to her mother, Ann, and her older brother, Bren. Despite everyone feeling that the age rule is there for a reason, including their loyal family friend and robotic blackbird called Watson, Grace decides to take a chance by heading out by herself when a door on the map flashes red. But after she lands in the town of Mudford, things are not as easy she’d hoped they’d be.
I really enjoyed the steampunk vibe to the adventure and I already have the rest of the series on order by Vashti Hardy. I would highly recommend this book for anyone who leans towards whimsical stories with observant main characters. Oh, and there is something special about the spyglass. Shhhh. My lips are sealed…
*This was also my first time reading a book that was dyslexia-friendly, in both the font and the color of paper…and it was different in a good way!
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Thanks for reading my review and see ya next time!
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