May Bird and the Ever After, the first book in the Ever After trilogy, tells the tale of a 10-year-old girl named May, her kitty named Somber Cat and the horrifying adventures they have in Ever After, the world of the dead.
This was a truly fantastic tale of adventure and friendship. At first glance it seems to be such a confusing tale at the beginning because you can't really tell how it's going to continue or where it's going to end up and it at times gets a little slow-paced. But putting this book down because you didn't enjoy the first few chapters would be a terrible mistake. I've made this mistake at least three times before I forced myself to continue reading it. I am so glad I did!
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May Bird provides all that I love most in children's fiction: A strong female character with plenty of wit. In this first novel of the series we follow a young, misunderstood girl who gets pulled into the underworld. She must use all of her courage and strength to find a way out before the evil spirits chasing her succeed in trapping her in the underworld forever. With the help of some unexpected friends- and her loyal cat, May travels through the land of the dead and, learns to have confidence in herself, discovers that she is stronger than she ever imagined.
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I loved this book and fully plan on reading the rest of the series. It was imaginative, fast-paced and wonderfully eerie. If only I could get my hands on the rest of the books, mostly out of stock right now. Sad.
Jodi Lynn Anderson is a brilliant author and I'm keen to read more of her work.
