The Book Jumper
The Book Jumper
By Mechthild Gläser
I opened the book and laid it
across my face, the paper slid smoothly over my cheeks and along the bridge of
my nose until it covered my eyes. The letters were far too close up to read. They
swam before my eyes, melting into an inky whirlpool. They swirled around each
other; they changed shape. Words flexed and twisted apart to form bushes and
foliage. And then they came pattering down like raindrops: a shower of words
raining down on me.
So I finished
another book! This reading speed…is really terrifying me. Should I kept reading
so fast? But…if I don’t, how am I going to manage my TBR list? But…I want to
write so much! I haven’t return to write my book yet!!!! Now…I know, you’re
here to read The Book Jumper’s review. To be honest, I’ve a really really high
expectation for this book. I think jumping into books is a rather genius idea,
especially having adventures with the book characters. And yet…after reading
this book…I’m confused.
Amy Lennox doesn't know quite
what to expect when she and her mother pick up and leave Germany for Scotland,
heading to her mother's childhood home of Lennox House on the island of
Stormsay.
Amy's grandmother, Lady Mairead,
insists that Amy must read while she resides at Lennox House—but not in the
usual way. Amy learns that she is a book jumper, able to leap into a story and
interact with the world inside. As thrilling as Amy's new power is, it also
brings danger: someone is stealing from the books she visits, and that person
may be after her life. Teaming up with fellow book jumper Will, Amy vows to get
to the bottom of the thefts—at whatever the cost.
The Book Jumper is a nice little read, fast
pace, not very interesting, but the plots are will organized. However, from the
moment when Amy found out the truth about the thief…and everything else…I’ve
already known what will happen. And the ending? Not so good. It’s happy, for
you might be questioning…but lack of the tension. It seems…without all those
adventures of finding the basic ideas of the books…the rest of it is like a
fairytale repeating. (I know what you are thinking…it’s a fairytale based! So it
should have been like a fairytale! But that is not an excuse! Except from some
little details I’m astonished…I’m pretty disappointed with what should have
been the climax.)
Nevertheless, the progress of the novel is
going really well…it isn’t a bad read. Just…unfortunately, after so much expectation,
the ending disappointed me. I love the twists in Will, but I hate the truth
reveal about Betsy and Lady Mairead. I love the birthright of Amy…but I dislike
the romance between Will and Amy. Why did I hate the ship? All those love interest
seems to come out of nowhere! It’s like all of a sudden, smash! And Will is in
love with Amy with Amy in love with Will. Where is all those mistrust from Amy
when she first left German? Where is all those discomfort of facing a new
friendship or relationship? I’m so anticipated to read through Amy’s inner
struggle and rejection…but it all disappeared when a kiss happen. Then how on
earth could Amy blame her mother? Oh…but I really love how the author manage
Will’s POV…which I also fail to mentioned that in Traitor to the Throne. In
both of the book, when the POV isn’t the protagonist anymore…the other POV is
written in a third-person narrative way. You know it’s from a certain person’s
POV, but you can see the difference between the original and the others. And I especially
love this kind of writing.
So? Should you read this book? I’ll say that depend
on whether you like plot twists so much. If you love it so much and you can’t
survive without it? Than skip this book to the others…but if you enjoy an easy
little read with all those loving fictional characters we’ve read before? Than go
ahead!
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