Welcome to Litsy!

I picked this up on a whim in a bookstore without having heard anything about it because the cover design was just beautiful- they don't give dodgy books covers this lovely. But even with the sweet cover and charming blurb this was an absolutely wonderful surprise.

This book is magical. ?

It's like Ormsbee went into my childhood, took all of the fantasy worlds that influenced me most, and combined them in one, masterfully-written book. This is "Alice in Wonderland", "Narnia", "The Neverending Story", and "Ferngully" all in one. With some "Midsummer Night's Dream" thrown in for good measure. Add some Walt Whitman and call me in the morning.

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This was a very sweet fairytale adventure story in which another world exists and can be accessed through travelling within apple trees. There's magic, there's intrigue and there's a quest. What more do you need? I highly recommend it! I hope there will be a second book!

I love that this character has the magical ability to taste words and alter people moods by what he says -"add my own words, and the mood changes -presto! - just like that. It's like adding sugar to cake batter or spices to a soup. I can figure out what added ingredients would switch things up."

Sneaking in a bit of reading before work. I'm really enjoying reading this sweet little fairy-tale-esque book in little snippets! Plus the cover 😍! It's a picture of a paper-cut!

Snatching a few moments of reading before work. #somethingforsept #bookanddrink @RealLifeReading

Love this quote! 💓

My sister bought this book - largely for the gorgeous cover - and I'm pre-reading it for her to see if it would be good for her kids.