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Furthermore
by Tahereh Mafi
“She'd decided long ago that life was a long journey. She would be strong and she would be weak, and both would be okay.”
Stars (Out of 10):
Favorite Character: Alice
Spoiler Free: I missed Taherah Mafi’s writing so much!! (Shatter Me was my favorite series for the longest time!)
With Restore Me coming out soon (still can’t believe my favorite series is getting extended, I can only hope it lives up to my expectations!), I decided to read Mafi’s middle grade series, as I’ve been interested in it for a while! While everything about it is quite different from her YA series, I still absolutely loved it! From the vibrant world to fleshed out characters, I found myself entranced by every part of this book!
First off, this book contains two worlds, Furthermore and Ferenwood. Both are developed amazingly well, especially seeing as Ferenwood isn’t even entirely the focus of the book. Both are based around very different systems of magic and rules, and the lore behind why this is is explained fantastically well! Additionally, in Furthermore, the twists and turns of the world itself matched perfectly with the plot, and kept most of the plot’s twists concealed quite well, since you can’t predict a world you barely understand!
We also had two amazing characters to lead us through this world, Alice (our narrator), and Oliver (the guide). It was actually really nice to have someone new to Furthermore to be the one describing it to us, as we felt as confused and lost as Alice did at points. The relationship between Alice and Oliver was also super interesting, as they were not connected in any way but a common goal at first. The growth of both their friendship and each character was interesting to see, and I actually grew to like them quite a bit.
Lastly, I liked almost everything about the plot itself. It twisted and turned, and never stopped, keeping me hooked from chapter to chapter until I forgot how long I had been reading. While I found most of the book to follow this almost steady yet exciting pace, the ending was a bit too rushed and quick for me. It carried the tone of a fairytale rounding off with a simple “happy ever after,” and I felt it left some things unexplored and some words left unsaid. Nevertheless, I’m overall still super in love with this book, and definitely recommend it if you want a break from standard books in both the middle grade and YA genre!
Stars (Out of 10):
Favorite Character: Alice
Spoiler Free: I missed Taherah Mafi’s writing so much!! (Shatter Me was my favorite series for the longest time!)
With Restore Me coming out soon (still can’t believe my favorite series is getting extended, I can only hope it lives up to my expectations!), I decided to read Mafi’s middle grade series, as I’ve been interested in it for a while! While everything about it is quite different from her YA series, I still absolutely loved it! From the vibrant world to fleshed out characters, I found myself entranced by every part of this book!
First off, this book contains two worlds, Furthermore and Ferenwood. Both are developed amazingly well, especially seeing as Ferenwood isn’t even entirely the focus of the book. Both are based around very different systems of magic and rules, and the lore behind why this is is explained fantastically well! Additionally, in Furthermore, the twists and turns of the world itself matched perfectly with the plot, and kept most of the plot’s twists concealed quite well, since you can’t predict a world you barely understand!
We also had two amazing characters to lead us through this world, Alice (our narrator), and Oliver (the guide). It was actually really nice to have someone new to Furthermore to be the one describing it to us, as we felt as confused and lost as Alice did at points. The relationship between Alice and Oliver was also super interesting, as they were not connected in any way but a common goal at first. The growth of both their friendship and each character was interesting to see, and I actually grew to like them quite a bit.
Lastly, I liked almost everything about the plot itself. It twisted and turned, and never stopped, keeping me hooked from chapter to chapter until I forgot how long I had been reading. While I found most of the book to follow this almost steady yet exciting pace, the ending was a bit too rushed and quick for me. It carried the tone of a fairytale rounding off with a simple “happy ever after,” and I felt it left some things unexplored and some words left unsaid. Nevertheless, I’m overall still super in love with this book, and definitely recommend it if you want a break from standard books in both the middle grade and YA genre!