ABOUT THE BOOK
Title: Esme's WishPublisher: Odyssey Books
Genre: Middle Grade Fantasy
Release Date: November 30, 2019
When fifteen-year-old Esme Silver objects at her father’s wedding, her protest is dismissed as the action of a stubborn, selfish teenager. Everyone else has accepted the loss of Esme’s mother, Ariane – so why can’t she?
But Esme is suspicious. She is sure that others are covering up the real reason for her mother’s disappearance – that ‘lost at sea’ is code for something more terrible, something she has a right to know.
After Esme is accidentally swept into the enchanted world of Aeolia, the truth begins to unfold. With her newfound friends, Daniel and Lillian, Esme retraces her mother’s steps in the glittering canal city of Esperance, untangling the threads of Ariane’s double life. But the more Esme discovers about her mother, the more she questions whether she really knew her at all.
But Esme is suspicious. She is sure that others are covering up the real reason for her mother’s disappearance – that ‘lost at sea’ is code for something more terrible, something she has a right to know.
After Esme is accidentally swept into the enchanted world of Aeolia, the truth begins to unfold. With her newfound friends, Daniel and Lillian, Esme retraces her mother’s steps in the glittering canal city of Esperance, untangling the threads of Ariane’s double life. But the more Esme discovers about her mother, the more she questions whether she really knew her at all.
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Elizabeth Foster read avidly as a child, but only discovered the joys of writing some years ago, when reading to her own children reminded her how much she missed getting lost in other worlds. Once she started writing, she never looked back. Elizabeth lives in Sydney, Australia, where she is hard at work on the third and last novel in the Esme series. Much of her inspiration comes from nature, especially the ocean.
My Review 💙
If I can see anything good coming out of this crazy time for me personally, it is doing things I don't normally do, and that includes reading books that are outside my comfort zone, and being pleasantly surprised, and thoroughly entertained, with my picks. One of these outside-my-norm reads that captured my heart and imagination is Esme's Wish by Elizabeth Foster.
Esme is a fifteen-year-old adolescent who has lost her mother to the sea, though no one is sure if she is truly dead or just missing. When her father remarries it lights a fire in Esme's heart to fight to find the truth, despite everyone else giving up and accepting that she is dead and gone. It is this curiosity and thirst for the truth that sets Esmy on an unbelievable adventure in a world that she has always thought was the stuff of bedtime stories, and nothing more.
I am not one for stories of other worlds, or fantasies in general, but the world of Esperance, and its inhabitants enraptured me. Esme, and the whole cast of characters, were so fleshed out and lovable, it is impossible to not be bewitched with this majestic adventure.
The creativity of the author is astounding, and when you think about this being her first novel, it makes it all the more impressive! I loved how the story was wrapped up and yet left several questions unanswered, leaving you hungering to find out the outcome, which I am now impatiently waiting for, since it's going to be awhile before I can get to the next book in the series.
Esme's Wish was the perfect escape during these uncertain times, and gave me a great taste of another genre that I wouldn't normally give a second glance. Despite being geared towards middle grade/YA, I think this is the perfect read for all ages and highly recommend!
My Rating: ★★★★★
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Elizabeth Foster read avidly as a child, but only discovered the joys of writing some years ago, when reading to her own children reminded her how much she missed getting lost in other worlds. Once she started writing, she never looked back. Elizabeth lives in Sydney, Australia, where she is hard at work on the third and last novel in the Esme series. Much of her inspiration comes from nature, especially the ocean.
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