ARA Review by Emily Garrett of Maya Mysun & The World That Does Not Exist

[Emily Garrett]

[Following is an OnlineBookClub.org ARA Review of the book, Maya Mysun & The World That Does Not Exist.]

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5 out of 5 stars

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This fantasy novel is about three teenagers in the present day. Twins, Jack and Maya, and David, do not know each other at the beginning of the book. The setting is in London. The parents of the twins disappear while celebrating their thirteen birthday, and they set out to find them. The magical adventure happens while they search for their missing parents. Maya begins the story believing in magic, and Jack is a believer in science. Each would like to convince the other of their viewpoint. Maya lacks confidence at the beginning of the story, and we can see the steps throughout the adventure where her confidence builds.

In the first part of the adventure, the author created two stories, one with the twins, Jack and Maya, in search of their missing parents, and the other of David, who keeps running into trouble with the law, leaving you wondering at what point the two stories will merge. Once we know something about each main character and the creatures they meet in their own stories, we get to see how the three teens and the creatures relate to one another, once they meet and their stories merge.

The author built spectacular imagery with words. I could feel the emotion and the surroundings of the teens come to life throughout the book. Characters were unusual. A talking, healing turtle, dragons, snakes and all kinds of other creatures appear in the story. All of the characters were described with great imagination.

This story would easily appeal to a teen audience. It is engaging and keeps the reader wondering what will happen next. You never know from page to page whether one of the characters will be a friend or foe, keeping the reader wondering.

I gave this book a rating of 5 out of 5 stars. The imagery and creativity of this fantasy novel will surely engage the YA audience and keep them entertained until the very end of the book.

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