The End of The Books of Elsewhere

A little while ago, I finished the Books of Elsewhere. I didn't write about it though, because I thought I would have a new book to tell you about (and I would have written about the end of this fantastic series at the same time), but apparently not.
The Books of Elsewhere were awesome. When I read about Olive (the main character, for those of you who don't remember), she just felt so real to me. I would read about her and say to myself, "that's exactly what I do!" or, "that's exactly how I would feel!". Olive is a great character because she's not perfect. Not even close. She trusts all the wrong people and makes bad decisions. But what I really like about her, is that if she does something wrong, she tries to fix it. She wants to do the right thing, wants to help others, and she wants to regain the trust of her friends. But sometimes it's hard for her. I mean, if there was a painted witch trying to take away your house and you had to chose between a trio of cats and two adults who supposedly are magical experts for help, who would you chose? I loved following Olive into this dangerous and unpredictable world of hers. I loved watching her fight a mentally and physically strenuous battle against the evil characters and becoming stronger. I loved watching her try to help her friends. I loved every part of this series.
The Books of Elsewhere by Jacqueline West, has five volumes: The Shadows, Spellbound, The Second Spy, The Strangers, and Still Life. Every single one is a section of the fantastic story of an old house, a not-so-perfect Olive, oily paintings, and evil owners.
This series is a GREAT read. (Well, I loved it, so you probably will too.)






P.S. So sorry I haven't written anything in a while! It's just that once you have about three series going at a time, you don't really have any time for other, new books. More soon! I promise.

- Maria