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sophia_sol) wrote2018-03-08 09:47 pm
sophia_sol) wrote2018-03-08 09:47 pm
The Girl From Everywhere, by Heidi Heilig
An interesting book on the theme of what home and family really mean, explored through the lens of a father-daughter team who can time travel using a sailing ship but only if they have a map made in the time and place they're aiming for. I really loved it!
Nix's father, Slate, is obsessed with the thought of returning to 1868 Honolulu, before Nix's mother died. Nix is worried that if he does this, it will endanger her existence, since her mother died giving birth to her.
To Slate, though he was born in modern-day New York, 1868 Honolulu with his wife is home. To Nix, though she was born in 1868 Honolulu, their ship and the entirety of the world and human history is home.
The complicated family relationships between Nix and Slate and the memory of Nix's mother are the heart of the story and are really well done, though I also appreciated Nix's connections with other characters, especially Kashmir.
And the time-travel premise of the book was super fun and really well done, and I loved too how vibrant the setting of 19th century Hawaii was (that's where the book spends most of its time).
Overall: AWW YEAH GREAT BOOK, and I really want to read the sequel now!
Nix's father, Slate, is obsessed with the thought of returning to 1868 Honolulu, before Nix's mother died. Nix is worried that if he does this, it will endanger her existence, since her mother died giving birth to her.
To Slate, though he was born in modern-day New York, 1868 Honolulu with his wife is home. To Nix, though she was born in 1868 Honolulu, their ship and the entirety of the world and human history is home.
The complicated family relationships between Nix and Slate and the memory of Nix's mother are the heart of the story and are really well done, though I also appreciated Nix's connections with other characters, especially Kashmir.
And the time-travel premise of the book was super fun and really well done, and I loved too how vibrant the setting of 19th century Hawaii was (that's where the book spends most of its time).
Overall: AWW YEAH GREAT BOOK, and I really want to read the sequel now!
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