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The New York Times bestselling author of Hotel Magnifique returns with another glittering dark fantasy about a deadly mystery that spans worlds and a teenage girl who must risk everything to uncover the truth.Seven years ago, Maeve Abenthy lost her world, her father, even her name. Desperate to escape the stain of her father’s crimes, she lives under a fake name, never staying in one place long enough to put down roots.Then she receives a mysterious letter with four impossible words Your father was innocent.To uncover the truth, she poses as an apprentice for the Otherwhere Post, where she’ll be trained in the art of scriptomancy—the dangerous magic that allows couriers to enchant letters and deliver them to other worlds. But looking into her father’s past draws more attention than she’d planned.Her secretive, infuriatingly handsome mentor knows she’s lying about her identity, and time is running out to convince him to trust her. Worse, she begins to receive threatening letters, warning her to drop her investigation—or else. For Maeve to unravel the mystery of what happened seven years ago, she may have to forfeit her life.
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3.75 ⭐️
The Otherwhere Post was my first Emily J. Taylor book, but it certainly won’t be my last! This magical gaslamp fantasy drew me in from the start and didn’t let me go until I finished!
Maeve is the only surviving Abenthy, but she knows better than to use her real name. Seven years ago, her father became the biggest criminal in the three known worlds by releasing a dangerous and unstoppable plant known as the Aldervine. Because of his actions (and subsequent death), the doors between the worlds were destroyed and many lives lost. Now, only Otherwhere Couriers, people adept with magic known as Scriptomancy, are able to travel between worlds, delivering letters.
Maeve has spent these last seven years on the run—first at an orphanage where she was treated terribly, and then from town to town, never staying long enough to form deep connections. But now, she’s determined to solve the mystery behind her father’s great betrayal. First, she will need to get into the special academy that trains couriers so she can learn to cross worlds.
This was such a fun read! Reminiscent of some of my favorite fantasy books such as A Darker Shade of Magic, Unlock the Dark and Arcana Academy. However, at 2/3 into the book, I was wondering if this was going to need a sequel as there was still so much to cover. But the author chose to tie things up by extreme info dumping and time jumps. That really pulled me out of the story, and weakened it overall in my eyes. Add on the relationship that didn’t have enough time to grow naturally, and the friendships that Maeve actively avoided somehow risking it all for her, the book didn’t work for me the way I hoped it would. It was still a fantastic time, I just wish the editing had paced things much differently.
Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Young Readers for the chance to read this early!
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