| Title | : | Tilly and the Map of Stories (Pages Co., #3) |
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| ISBN | : | 0008229945 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780008229948 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 448 |
| Publication | : | First published September 17, 2020 |
Strange things are happening. A man comes into Pages Co looking for a book… then suddenly can’t remember it. Tilly and her family feel like the world is changing – but can’t quite put their finger on why.
Meanwhile, the Underwoods are expanding their control over bookwandering – and they still have their sights set on Tilly. Leaving the safety of the bookshop, Tilly heads to America to find the legendary Archivists and save bookwandering…
… or at least, that’s the plan. Wandering in layers of story, Tilly and her friend Oskar come up against dangers they could never have expected, team up with an unexpectedly familiar face, and ultimately find themselves taking on the biggest threat to stories there has ever been – with only their courage and ingenuity to help them. As well as some of their dearest fictional friends…
Tilly and the Map of Stories (Pages Co., #3) Reviews
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A suspenseful and intriguing plot propels 'Map of Stories' to being the best Tilly adventure yet!
It seems something is off when a man comes into Pages & Co. wanting a book, but then completely forgets what the book is. Tilly can't figure out why everything feels different, until the villainous Underwoods who control the Underlibrary want her for their nefarious purposes. Escaping on an adventure with her faithful companion Oskar (who is very integral in this dynamic, he will have you know!), Tilly jets across the globe to America to see if the answers she so desperately needs will be found there.
A change of pace and setting manages to give this third Pages & Co. book a feeling of fresh wonder. The stakes are felt to be high throughout once we understand more of what is in danger, of which I will not reveal the bigger threats and implications as that would be spoiling, but I assure you, it's VERY HIGH DANGER! For that, the plot is constantly in motion and has Tilly and Oskar (and some very surprising characters too) front and centre on an epic quest that will require so much friendship and book love to face the bad guys.
This series has always been incredible at being an ode to the love of reading and the power of stories, and this is no exception. In a fantastical world of book wandering, Anna James manages to make the impossible feel possible with a bit of book magic logic and world building. The rules can seem so complex and well thought-out, but there is always the element of believing in oneself (and the magic of stories) to achieve anything. Tilly is a fantastic protagonist to show that to all readers of these wonderful stories.
I found this to be the best Pages & Co. book yet due to the fast-motion plot and the level of danger we find ourselves in. The possibilities are always endless with this series and I feel like this third outing really took advantage of the world and what it can do. We are introduced to new parts of bookwandering and beyond that can only be achieved with the best of imaginations, and Anna James has proved yet again that her imagination can triumph over all.
Fans of Pages & Co. - you will not be disappointed. A huge thank you to HarperCollins for the approval of the e-ARC on NetGalley. -
1.) Tilly and the Bookwanderers ★★★★★
2.) Tilly and the Lost Fairytales ★★★★★
3.) Tilly and the Map of Stories ★★★★★
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"We are all but errant ink splotches on the pages of history."
representation: characters of colour (Black main character and other character described as having dark skin), m/m side relationship.
[trigger warnings are listed at the bottom of this review and may contain spoilers]
★★★★★
I'm so sad that this story arc is over but I have a feeling I know who's going to be narrating the next 3 books and I'm so excited! This was just as magical and cozy as the first two books and I just think these are perfect. They're an ode to the power of books and stories and they are just wonderful. love, love, LOVEEEE!
trigger warnings: loss of loved ones (in the past). -
This is the third instalment in the Pages and Co. series.
In the last book, Tilly and best friend Oskar ventured to Europe, which felt very far away from their English homes. Here they are tasked with journeying even further, all the way to the US in fact, in the hopes of saving both the art of book wandering and the imagination of the entire world.
More enemies were faced down, more bravery was required to do so, and, of course, more favourite fictional characters were brought to life to aid them. The stakes were increasingly heightened throughout and James kept her readers, both adult and children alike, in a state of suspenseful anguish until mere pages remained in this book.
I have awarded every instalment in this series a full five stars as the adventures this lovable duo go on remain both interesting and intriguing whilst following an unguessable and unusual trajectory. This story was no different. I feel desperately sad that my time spent with Tilly and Oskar has now come to an end but I am equally as excited for more adventures in this world, with new little eyes to guide me. -
I'm quite disappointed. 😞
I really enjoyed the first book of the series and the second book wasn't terrible but this third book was disappointing in terms of the plot and the addition of a homosexual couple (which I personally believe was not necessary in a middle-grade story).
The magic potion of this plot was much more confusing with loopholes than the prior books in the series. Things didn't make sense and I was just lost most of the story. (I DNF at pg. 197 because of the reasons mentioned in the prior paragraph.)
So sad, because this series had great potential. -
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Strange things are happening, Tilly can feel it but can't pin point it. Fewer and fewer people are buying books and even when people come to buy books in Pages & Co. they can't remember which book or anything else about it. The Underwoods want Tilly for her half-fictional heritage to further their agendas. On top of that she has a strong feeling about the Archivists but her grandparents don't believe her and it is so frustrating. Until Tilly's mother, Bea tells her that she believes Tilly. Bea sends Tilly and Oskar to America on their own and she tells the two kids that they will be taken care of by her long-time friend and his husband who happen to be bookwanderers too.
I think we're going deeper and deeper into stories here.
Tilly and Oskar are anxious to be left alone at the airport and they see a newly-wed couple on the way to their honeymoon only to break-up minutes later and part ways. They think it is rather strange but not much else. They get to America and led by the clues of the map, they arrive at their first clue which is a book called, The Library of Alexandria. Through there, they make their way to another story and another and another. They keep getting into layers and layers of story.
We're in the business of the lost and forgotten.
Tilly and Oskar keep using all the clues to get further and further in their search for the Archivists. But they end up losing one clue and can't make it without that. Miraculously, they hear a train coming and it is an odd looking train with a real boy of their age on-board. The train is called, Sesquipedalian or Quip for short and the boy on-board introduces himself as Milo. Milo explains that this train can get anywhere one can imagine and it runs purely on imagination and book magic. But this book magic is unlike the book magic the Underwoods have been stealing which looks dark and sticky. This book magic isn't stolen from anywhere and it comes purely from imagination and looks all beautiful and glittery. Milo also explains that he grew up in an orphanage for the kids whose parents were lost in the books whilst they were bookwandering. Milo explains that his uncle, Horatio looks after the Quip and he is a strict man. They retrieve lost and forgotten books and people who get lost in the Endpapers.
We help keep imagination in balance.
Finally, Tilly and Oskar make it to the Archive and find out that the Bibliognost, Artemis is waiting for them but for entirely different reasons. They also get to meet other Archivists and one of them is none other than the famous William Shakespeare. Artemis gives them some information and then they find out some more information from Horatio and along with William Shakespeare they get to London only to find out that it is still the same morning when they left for America even though it feels like it's been weeks.
They get to the Underlibrary and take care of the Underwoods with much help from William Shakespeare and some fictional characters. They also free the bound Source books so as to make Bookwandering free for all as it used to be, in fact, even better as they have destroyed all the Source books at the British Underlibrary which means that no one can bind those particular books anymore as all those books are freed now and can be Bookwandered into by anyone who choses to do so.
I really loved the first half of the book as they travelled to look for the Archivists and they went deep into stories. I loved how all the clues led to other clues. That was quite lovely and mysterious. I also loved when they came across Milo and the Quip. I loved Milo's backstory and would love to know more. I absolutely loved William Shakespeare. I thought this was going to be either a 4 or a 5 star read for me but then the last 100 or so pages happened. Basically when they get back to London, it just dragged for me and nothing much happens. In Oskar's own words, it felt anticlimactic.
Twenty minutes later, though, they were starting to feel rather bored, not to mention very sleepy. After the epic journey to get here, it felt a little anticlimactic to be sitting on their own, eating biscuits.
Some things really bothered me and those are -
-How Bea woke two twelve year olds in the middle of the night and left them at the airport to go to an entire different country. I mean they were flying for the very first time and they are just kids. I don't know if it's even allowed in actuality even if it is, I found this to be completely wrong. I already don't like Bea since she broke all the rules of Bookwandering and in my eyes, I don't see her any different to the Underwoods. She did things for her motives and gains and even tried to change the Source edition long ago and this didn't earn her any points from me.
'You took two children to the airport in the middle of the night and sent them to America, Bea' Oskar pointed out. 'So you do not get to be the sensible one.'
- Even though Oskar was there with Tilly the whole time, he had barely anything of substance to do. I love Oskar and the way he was sidelined, I didn't like that.
- This book is about finding the Archivists in hopes that they will help save the Bookwandering and they do find them but only to find out that the Archivists are nothing like they imagined. First of all, the Archivists didn't even know about all that was happening and secondly, they couldn't help and didn't want to help. At least not in the way Tilly and Oskar had hoped.
- The grandparents were there for five sentences and even then it was to disagree about the Archivists. I mean they had been playing a crucial role until now, why sideline them completely?
- I felt like the villains in this, the Underwoods were pretty stupid and not villainous at all. I mean the villain from the first book, although he too was generic, was still a better villain than the Underwoods.
- I have already mentioned that the ending felt very flat and happened way too easy. Everything sort of works out within the last few pages.
I really wanted to love this and I did love it for the most part, just the ending was a bit rushed or uneventful I'd say. I will read the next in the series as I just read the blurb and it is about Milo and I do want his backstory. In the blurb, only Milo and Tilly are mentioned but I hope that Oskar is also there.
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I really enjoyed this.
The best book in the series so far.
I loved the writing style, it was so much better.
The concept was very attractive as well as very adventurous.
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A perfect 5 starts for a perfect ending to this half of the series.... as much as it saddens me to say so... i do hope there will be more of Tilly and the gang in the 2nd half.... can't wait for my beloved characters to come back for a new adventure..... By far this is my most beloved MG series.... and i am really proud to have been part of the journey.
Highly recommend it to anyone who loves to go on adventures while reading.... who let their imaginations run wild and free in between the pages... who literally uses their imagination to book wander....
please do yourselves a favor and pick this series up ^^ -
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Tilly & the Bookwanderers ★★★★☆
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Tilly & the Lost Fairy Tales ★★★★☆
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Was in the mood for a cozy middle grade and had borrowed this the same time as the last book I've read in the series. Fun and a pleasant read. Not a favorite series although very relaxing read for less that excited moments
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Loved it that Tilly and Oskar really started to ask, "But why tho?" So much of these books was about adults telling them what books were, what book wandering was, and what the rules were. And why? And who made those rules? Question authority, Tilly! DO IT!
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MAKE 👏🏼 THESE 👏🏼 BOOKS 👏🏼 INTO 👏🏼 MOVIES 👏🏼
Pages & Co. Tilly and the Map of Stories is the delightful third instalment in Anna James’ Pages & Co. series perfect for lovers of classics and for fans of the series Night At The Museum and TV show Once Upon A Time.
Following on from
Tilly and the Lost Fairytales, Matilda ‘Tilly’ Pages believes the answer to saving British bookwandering is to find the Archivists; a long lost - believed to be mythical - institution that Tilly hopes will put all wrongs right and help save the day. What transpires is a Biblo Baggins level “I’m going on an adventure!” tale full of bookwandering, transatlantic travels, clandestine train rides and forging new friendships that is truly unforgettable.
*starts playing ‘Pure Imagination’ from Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory*
A world of pure imagination is right.
Pages Co.: Tilly and the Map of Stories stepped up and delivered! This was an action packed story from beginning to end (we’re talking a brewing sense of danger from the offset to being action packed down to the very last page!)
I found this story to be the most immersive, imaginative and exhilarating Pages & Co. yet. It just delivered so much in all ways. Brilliant characters, brilliant story, brilliant imagery, brilliant pace... the pace never faltered - not once. I am so blown away that I’m practically speechless at 2.30am whilst I try and put my awe into words to write a worthy review of justice.
By this point, James has developed the world of Pages & Co. so thoroughly I believe these characters are real. I love them whole heartedly. Tilly and Oskar go from strength to strength, especially Oskar. I really felt Oskar had more time to shine this time - both in his comical commentary and his cruciality to the plot development. The two together are like a mini Sherlock & Watson in the making as they find ways to solve their problems and get into more and more mischief.
There’s an array of new characters to get to know, like American bookwanderers and bookshop owners Orlando and Jorge, and bookbroker Horatio and his nephew Milo. All of the new characters contributed to the plot and were enjoyable to read.
The plot events and imagery were thrilling. On our mission to find the Archivists, we voyage to the Library of Congress, face a haunting bookish wasteland and ride on the daring Sesquipedalian. All of this, combined with great characters, made for an entertaining page-turner. Also, it’ll never fail to amaze me how much James conveys love and appreciation for other stories in her stories. From Shakespeare’s work to Anne of Green Gables… I can’t praise it enough.
The climax of this book was so fun and intense. It’s grand and edge-of-your-seat gripping. Genuinely, I kept looking at my kindle’s percentage like it was the countdown of a bomb because I was terrified of how it was all going to end, especially if it was going to be a cliffhanger. The last time I was as tense as this was in my cinema seat for Avengers Endgame, so that should tell you how invested I was in this book and its ending.
The way James has expanded the world of bookwandering in this instalment is so clever and exciting because anything feels possible. I suppose it always was, but from this story’s events, it’s just on another level. The layered imagination and attention pulls everything that’s happened across all three books so far to pull off a satisfying full circle tale whilst simultaneously establishing a limitless potential and this reader’s extreme desire to keep Tilly’s adventures going.
And as always, James has cast the Hansel & Gretel breadcrumbs for the next Tilly adventure - it was confirmed earlier this year there will be at least another three instalments (which I’m so, so, so excited about).
Tilly and the Map of Stories has been my favourite Pages & Co. instalment yet. I felt like I’d been travelling with friends for days on an epic adventure by the books end. I loved everything – absolutely everything – in this book and I recommend it tenfold. It’s full to the brim with magic and wonder and nothing less than a masterpiece. When you’re finished reading Pages & Co., your heart will be alight, full of joy and you might truly feel and believe in book magic – I know I do. Don't miss it!
Oh and uh... MAKE 👏🏼 THESE 👏🏼 BOOKS 👏🏼 INTO 👏🏼 MOVIES 👏🏼 -
The third magical bookwandering adventure in the nationally bestselling Pages & Co. series, featuring Tilly Pages as she journeys to Washington, D.C., to wander inside the books at the Library of Congress. Tilly and Oskar embark on an impromptu trip to the Library of Congress in Washington, DC, in search of an elusive group of bookwanderers called the Archivists, who they believe are the key to restoring the balance and saving the British Underlibrary. Along the way, the friends realize that something strange is happening in the world of bookwandering: books are disappearing, people are forgetting their favourite stories, and stories are trying to drag Tilly into them. With a mysterious set of clues and some surprising new faces, Tilly and Oskar will need the help of some of their dearest fictional friends to be able to solve the mystery...and save bookwandering forever.
This is an enchanting and magical return to the world of the delightful bookwanderers as they fight against bookish enemies. The series reminds us of the power of the written word and of stories to uplift and provide escapism from the everyday world. The plot moves at a quick pace and the world-building is simply exquisite. Anna James illustrates that through belief you can achieve anything; a positive and uplifting message that very much resonated with me. Encouraging youngsters to read, these epic adventures whisk you away with characters that are relatable with Tilly being a great protagonist. The vivid descriptions of the places they visited were perhaps my favourite part of the book as they are immersive enough that you can transport yourself there in an instant. A simply charming addition to the series. Many thanks to HarperCollins Children's for an ARC. -
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Το τρίτο βιβλίο της σειράς «Πέιτζις & Σια» είναι εδώ και η βιβλιοπ��ριπλάνηση συνεχίζεται ακριβώς από εκεί που είχε μείνει στο προηγούμενο βιβλίο! Ας πάμε λίγο πίσω να δούμε τι ξέρουμε γι’ αυτή τη σειρά βιβλίων!
Στο πρώτο βιβλίο της σειράς, «Η Ματίλντα Και Οι Βιβλιοπεριπλανητές» γνωρίσαμε τους ήρωές μας, κατά βάση την Ματίλντα ή Τίλλυ και τον φίλο της τον Όσκαρ. Εκεί είναι που τα δυο παιδιά μαθαίνουν για τη βιβλιομαγεία και τη βιβλιοπεριπλάνηση. Οι δυο τους καταφέρνουν να περιπλανηθούν μέσα στις ιστορίες και να λύσουν το μεγάλο μυστήριο που της εξαφάνισης της μητέρας της Τίλλυ
Στο δεύτερο βιβλίο, «Η Ματίλντα και τα Χαμένα Παραμύθια», οι δυο φίλοι περιπλανιούνται μέσα στα παραμύθια, πράγμα πολύ επικίνδυνο καθώς η βιβλιομαγεία εκεί είναι πολύ επικίνδυνη. Αυτό συμβαίνει γιατί οι κακοί χαρακτήρες των ιστοριών ανοίγουν τρύπες στην πλοκή και κλέβουν βιβλιομαγεία. Το γεγονός ότι ο νέος αρχιβιβλιοθηκάριος της Βρετανικής Υποβιβλιοθήκης είναι αμφιβόλου ηθικής και οι κανόνες έγιναν πιο αυστηροί δε βοηθάει ιδιαίτερα.
Και τώρα στο τρίτο βιβλίο τα πράγματα δυσκολεύουν ακόμα περισσότερο μιας και η Βρετανική Υποβιβλιοθήκη απαγορεύει προσωρινά τη βιβλιοπεριπλάνηση. Και σαν να μην έφτανε αυτό, περίεργα πράγματα συμβαίνουν. Μια μέρα ένας πελάτης στο βιβλιοπωλείο Πέιτζις & Σια έρχεται ψάχνοντας ένα βιβλίο, όμως από τη μια στιγμή στην άλλη ξεχνάει τα πάντα, από τον τίτλο, το συγγραφέα, ακόμα και το χρώμα του εξωφύλλου, μέχρι που θεωρεί ότι δεν είναι κάτι σημαντικό και φεύγει. Η Ματίλντα αποφασίζει να προσπαθήσει να βρει τους Αρχειοφύλακες, ελπίζοντας ότι αυτοί θα μπορέσουν να τη βοηθήσουν να ξεμπερδέψει το κουβάρι και να βάλει μια τάξη σε ό,τι συμβαίνει στην Υποβιβλιοθήκη αλλά και στα βιβλία. Ο Όσκαρ θα είναι μαζί της φυσικά σε αυτό το ταξίδι, μιας και οι δυο τους είναι αχτύπητη ομάδα και έχουν ήδη καταφέρει τόσα πολλά μαζί. Όμως τα πράγματα είναι πολύ πιο περίπλοκα από όσο φανταζόταν.
Οι τολμηροί ήρωές μας θα χρειαστεί να ξεπεράσουν τον εαυτό τους σε αυτό το βιβλίο. Η βιβλιοπεριπλάνηση στα δύο προηγούμενα βιβλία δεν ήταν και τόσο ασφαλής για δυο παιδιά, όμως αυτή τη φορά θα πρέπει να τολμήσουν περισσότερο στην πραγματική τους ζωή. Ένα υπερατλαντικό ταξίδι που θα πρέπει να κάνουν μόνοι τους είναι ένα κάπως ακραίο σημείο στοιχείο που έβαλε η συγγραφέας στην ιστορία της και μπορεί να διχάσει κάποιους, όμως αν σκεφτεί κανείς το πλαίσιο μέσα στο οποίο αποφασίζεται αυτό το ταξίδι, τότε θα μπορέσει να το δικαιολογήσει, χωρίς απαραίτητα να συμφωνήσει μαζί του. Δεν είναι αυτό το ζητούμενο. Άλλωστε, πρόκειται για μια φανταστική ιστορία, οπότε κάποιες ελευθερίες σαν κι αυτή νομίζω είναι αναμενόμενες.
Η περιπλάνηση της Ματίλντας και του Όσκαρ αυτή τη φορά θα είναι αρκετά διαφορετική από τις προηγούμενες. Με κάποιον μαγικό τρόπο που δεν τηρεί τους κανόνες της βιβλιοπεριπλάνησης, θα καταφέρουν να βρεθούν μέσα από τις ιστορίες πίσω στον πραγματικό κόσμο και θα φέρουν μαζί τους έναν φίλο που κανείς δεν περίμενε. Ίσως και δύο.
Ένα μαγικό ταξίδι στις ιστορίες που αγαπήσαμε αλλά και σε αυτές που δεν γνωρίζουμε ότι υπάρχουν. Μια υπενθύμιση για το τι σημαίνουν τα βιβλί��, οι ιστορίες και η φαντασία γενικότερα για όλους μας.
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I loved this charming and wonderous story in the Bookwanderers series. The Sunday Times describes this book perfectly "As comforting as hot chocolate" couldn't be more accurate.
A Midsummer Night's Dream is my favourite of Shakespeare so I was super excited to see its inclusion into the bookwandering world.
I love, love, loved the Archivists! The addition of some of the greatest literary minds was my favourite part, it was like finding a place filled with all your favourite people. It was fitting to insert William Shakespeare as a character, a tribute to him as a literary hero! Oskar is such a crack-up too!
It had such powerful message that really touched the heart. All readers are magical in their own way. All books contain magic within the pages. Bookshops and libraries are like sacred temples to bookwandering. Some of these have been pulled out from the novel that really encapsulated it; It talks about the importance of books and their impact on individuals; a book that helped heal a broken heart, or a book a couple fell in love with together. Every single book that is written is important to someone even if only 1 person has read it.
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I loved this! I haven't read the first two in the series but now I can't wait to be able to get them!
This is a brilliant book, perfect for age 8+. We are sucked into the book wandering world with some familiar faces from well-known stories and authors from history. I would have loved these books as a kid and now I can't wait to recommend it to my students that I know would enjoy it!
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While still interesting, and even more innovative than the two preceding installments, Tilly and the Map of Time lacked a little of the charm of its predecessors in my opinion. Despite all of the new plot points and the expansion of the magic system, it felt just a touch stale. However, this could be because I read it immediately after finishing Tilly and the Lost Fairy Tales. I love the idea of book magic, and how it was shown in both healthy and unhealthy forms. I also loved the inclusion of Shakespeare and the most wholesomely magical train I’ve come across outside of a picture book. I’m happy that there was actually an ending to the story in this third book, and I think it’s a great place to leave the story while still leaving room for the author to revisit the world she’s created should she choose to do so.
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“Books always want to be read.” A return to form after the ever so slight dip in quality of Book 2. There were so many elements I loved here: the trip to the Library of Congress (I grew up in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C.); the large role played by A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Shakespeare himself is a major character; the glimpse of the famous library at Alexandria; the ride on the Sesquipedalian, a magical train powered by imagination; and the brief encounters with F. Scott Fitzgerald and Sherlock Holmes. The problem of the power-hungry Underwoods trying to keep people from bookwandering fuels much of the plot, again encouraging kids to think about when it’s okay to break the rules (“‘You’ve always got to think about who is making the rules,’ Horatio said. ‘And who for. People with power often want to control things, but that doesn’t mean it’s the best way to do something. In fact, that’s rarely the best way to do it.’”)
James has tied up this initial trilogy neatly but also left plenty of room for more books in the series. At times I wondered if this was too long (at 445 pages, it’s the longest of the three ), and at points the way things work felt needlessly complicated (book magic vs. story magic, the mechanics of creating or destroying Source Editions), but the book held me spellbound all the same. It was interesting to see what words James and her editors thought her middle-grade readers could cope with (exacerbate and passive-aggressive) versus the ones they felt they had to explain (suffused). I’m looking forward to more books set in this fictional world. -
I love this series! I’m having such a magical good time. Such cozy read full of adventure, friendship, & the importance of imagination & stories. Can’t say much, but we have the same usual favorites, but we meet some new amazing characters-real & fictional! Milo & Will have my heart in this. The danger, action, suspense, & adventure seem to go up another level each book. I’m absolutely obsessed with the “Quip” in here. Every detail of that is phenomenal & I want to go! Lol Tilly & Oskar still make the best duo, & their friendship dynamic just gets better & better. I’m loving each new thing we learn about bookwandering, the underlibraries, book magic, etc throughout the books. The author keeps the intrigue high, as well as the suspense ..while at the same time giving you all the atmospheric cozy feels. Just started book 4! Highly recommend! Another STUNNING cover by Paola Escobar as well!💜
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This is such a fun series - as always I love Tilly & Oskar, they have such a fun friendship dynamic and they are simply just so fun to hang out with. For me this series really is among my top middlegrade stories. Its just so much fun and with each book in the series the world just opens up more and you learn more about bookwandering and the world of Stories. I'm so excited to see what the next books bring!
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Om de ene of de andere reden was ik dit boek een beetje uit het oog verloren. En dat terwijl ik de eerste twee delen van deze serie echt verslonden heb en ongelooflijk tof vond. Maar, toen ik van de week bij de boekwinkel stond om gewoon even tien minuutjes te neuzen, schoot het boek ineens door mijn hoofd en heb ik het boek meteen laten bestellen. Gisteren kon ik het ophalen en dus ben ik er gelijk in gaan lezen.
Dit boek is echt een heerlijke afsluiter van deze trilogie. In alle opzichten was dit boek natuurlijk al een waar paradijs voor de boekenworm. Wie wil nu niet daadwerkelijk rond kunnen lopen in zijn lievelingsverhalen? Maar in dit boek werd nog eens een extra dimensie toegevoegd aan het boekdwalen: Onze hoofdkarakters mochten een aantal hele grote, beroemde en vooral dode schrijvers ontmoeten. Ik ben zelden zo jaloers geweest op fictieve karakters.
Net als in voorgaande boeken ontdekten onze karakters weer allerlei nieuwe dingen, nieuwe plekken en nieuwe mensen in dit boek. De bibliotheek van Alexandrië (Ik was al jaloers genoeg, ja?), een plek waar je eigen verbeelding alles kan maken en creëren en een heuse stoomtrein die rijdt op creativiteit. Het is wel duidelijk dat James vooraan stond toen de verbeeldingskracht werd uitgedeeld. Maar het is wel daardoor dat dit boek nooit gaat vervelen.
En natuurlijk door de gezonde dosis spanning! Onderweg komen Matilda en Oscar niet altijd even aardige figuren tegen, en zelfs als ze hulp zoeken is het nog niet zeker of die hulp ook wel echt aan hun kant staan. En dan zijn er natuurlijk nog de slechteriken die in het vorige boek de Onderbibliotheek van Londen overgenomen hebben en het boekdwalen onmogelijk willen maken voor kinderen. Stel je voor...
Een heerlijk boek om zelf te lezen. Een net zo heerlijk boek om voor te lezen aan de jonge boekenworm. -
Tilly 2 var lidt en flad oplevelse, men den her tog virkelig revanche og var fyldt med plot twists og interessante plot-points!
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Another absolutely glorious romp through the most magical, bookish world I've ever encountered. It reminds me of Rachel Caine's Great Library series, but also not really--book magic links them, but the stories are very different (and for different audiences). Both gave me the same giddy feeling of book magic, though, even if Pages & Co. is closer to my heart.
In this installment, Tilly and Oskar travel to the Library of Congress, the Great Library of Alexandria, and even deeper into the world of bookwandering. They uncover the real substance that is book magic, and learn what it means to be truly lost in a story. I shan't give too much more away here--read the series for yourself and enjoy this precious world.
The books mentioned (and explored) in this volume are a bit more "grown-up." The mentions and explorations of more grown-up books may help some young readers into the world of adult literature, perhaps familiarizing them with titles and authors they'll read in high school and beyond, or for pleasure.
In the acknowledgements, James notes that the Tattered Cover in Denver inspired a particular bookshop in The Map of Stories. I have so many fond memories of browsing there while dating my husband, seeing Cary Elwes on his book tour for As You Wish with my college friends, and still visit it as much as possible when I'm back in town. A must-stop for high-altitude book lovers.
What really puts the boom-boom into my heart is that James is writing another trilogy in this world, though Tilly's story is largely concluded. Keep 'em coming, James, I'm eager to read more! -
“Imagination is pure magic.”
Have you ever stopped to think how simple words on a page translating to visual imagery is just like what magic is imagined to be? I recall as a young reader freshly introduced to the world of reading how I felt so drawn in with all my senses that I felt confused as to whether I had just been watching a movie or reading a book. It is why us book lovers keep coming back for more! We can open a story anywhere at any time and instantly be transported to another time and place with characters of all sorts. These characters teach us things. They annoy us. They drive us crazy. They make us laugh. They make us cry. They terrify us. And stories make us yearn for places we’ve never been or things we’ve never had. To be given a book is a gift like no other. We can live a thousand and one lives from the stories we indulge in, and no one or nothing can stop us. Being a reader is a lifelong addiction, one of which I consider myself blessed to possess.
If this trilogy has taught me anything, it is to always cherish my love of books and the many adventures they permit us to have. It truly was an embrace to all book lovers, leaving us thinking of the endless possibilities that would exist if bookwandering was real. One theory relayed in this story awoke me to one of my greatest fears in life—and that is dying before having the chance to read all the books I want to! I know it’s a gloomy thought but just something I couldn’t help but think about after a particular scene in the story.
The third installment of the Pages & Co series did not disappoint. It was fast paced and overflowing with creativity. Unraveling with clues, another grand adventure was born but with much higher stakes. It contains a threat so detrimental that it threatened to sacrifice one of the most precious things in the series! Many new characters and scenery were introduced, and it was exciting the entire time. But I must say no more else be at risk for revealing spoilers!
I dedicate this book review in honor of my love of books and for all the devoted readers out there! -
This is a great book!!!
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The best adventure yet!!!
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This book is a great addition to the Pages & Co series or trilogy. It is about Tilly and Oscar trying to find the arcavists with, what Tilly thinks is, a map. They have to go through a burning down library, escape the grasp of an evil librarian and run through a paper forest. Where will it lead them? Read it to find out...
I recommend this exciting and gripping book because it is a positive way of looking about books and stories and what I think is the right way of looking at them, but I can be the judge of that. Also, it has Willaim Shakespeare in it, who would want that!!!
This book is a book about books and who knows, mabye it will unlock your inner bookwanderer then you will be able to run and read the books like Tilly. -
4.5 ⭐
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Good
