Members of the Vise Library were selected to review The Girl from Everywhere. We received a copy of Heidi Heilig's book for an honest review.
About the book:
Heidi Heilig's debut teen fantasy sweeps from modern-day New York City, to nineteenth-century Hawaii, to places of myth and legend. Sixteen-year-old Nix has sailed across the globe and through centuries aboard her time-traveling father's ship. But when he gambles with her very existence, it all may be about to end. The Girl from Everywhere, the first of two books, blends fantasy, history, and a modern sensibility. Its witty, fast-paced dialogue, breathless adventure, multicultural cast, and enchanting romance will dazzle readers of Sabaa Tahir, Rae Carson, and Rachel Hartman.
Nix's life began in Honolulu in 1868. Since then she has traveled to mythic Scandinavia, a land from the tales of One Thousand and One Nights, modern-day New York City, and many more places both real and imagined. As long as he has a map, Nix's father can sail his ship, The Temptation, to any place, any time. But now he's uncovered the one map he's always sought—1868 Honolulu, before Nix's mother died in childbirth. Nix's life—her entire existence—is at stake. No one knows what will happen if her father changes the past. It could erase Nix's future, her dreams, her adventures . . . her connection with the charming Persian thief, Kash, who's been part of their crew for two years. If Nix helps her father reunite with the love of his life, it will cost her her own.
This is not your average time travel book. Heidi Heilig offers a unique approach to a well-explored concept. Rudy's father, Slate, is a navigator of time travel. However in order to travel he needs maps (and his ship the Temptation) that were written in the time period that he wants to visit. Ruby has grown up being on her father's ship where her father has spent her whole life looking for a specific year to travel to Hawaii. Slate is hoping to save the love of his life, Ruby's mother. Ruby is far from excited because she doesn't know how that affects her present or future. Slate and his crew travel to Hawaii, but unbeknownst to them: the incorrect year. They discover the map that they really need, but the cost may be too high. This story involves a heist that mixes myth, legend and truth. I loved how imaginative this story was and I can't wait to see how Ruby navigates her life in a future book! This book comes out later this month, so make sure you keep your eyes peeled when it hits our Popular Collections shelf!!
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