**SPOILERS...kind of?**

What can I say? I loved these books! Willa was the sweetest little creature, a heart full of gold, she just wanted to save her father and save the forest. Robert Beatty has a way of writing magical characters, even when it's not a magic book. The forest felt enchanting, Willa making a new friend with the daughter of the man who is hurting the forest was so sweet. Speaking of that friend...the plot twist there? When we find out who she is, really? I audibly gasped, it made so much sense!

Willa and her sister doing everything in their power to bring their father home was heart wrenching to read, the love in this family dynamic was powerful. But the ultimate ending? Whole written beautifully, I hated it. I wanted a different outcome!

These books are perfect for young children, well anyone really, but I think children would love them most. This was the duology that got me interested in middle grade again.