Mihi Ever After (Mihi Ever After #1) Tae Keller. 2022. [November] 240 pages. [Source: Library]
First sentence: Mihi Whan Park was a princess. Well, kind of. To be more precise: Mihi Whan Park felt like a princess, like someone important, someone who mattered, someone who belonged--even if she hadn't quite found her palace yet. Deep in her heart, Mihi felt like long-lost royalty, born to a king and queen in a far-off fantasyland. Of course, if you asked anyone else, they'd tell you Mihi was...just a girl. A four-foot tall Korean girl, born to the owners of Park Pet Rescue in Medford, Massachusetts. But those were pesky details.
Premise/plot: Mihi, our protagonist, LOVES, LOVES, LOVES fairy tales. She doesn't just love to read fairy tales [for fun]. She loves to pretend to be a princess with her friends. But while others seem to be outgrowing this need to be a princess, well, Mihi isn't. When a recess fail leads to inside recess in the school library [as a punishment?!?!], Mihi meets two friends Savannah and Reese. In search of the librarian's candy stash, these three accidentally stumble into a magical portal that leads them to another world....
My thoughts: I really enjoyed this one SO SO SO SO much. It was super fun. It is the start of a new series. I loved spending time in this other fantasy world. It was full of surprises! It wasn't quite like I was expecting. It was a little more edgy and full of dangers than I was expecting for a children's book. I liked that about it. It wasn't just a rosy-rosy-comfy-cozy sweet read. I enjoyed all of the characters.
© 2022 Becky Laney of Young Readers
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