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    The Light Between Worlds
    The Light Between Worlds
    The Light Between Worlds
    Audiobook9 hours

    The Light Between Worlds

    Written by Laura E. Weymouth

    Narrated by Fiona Hardingham and Moira Quirk

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    What happens when you return to the real world after being in a fantastical one like Narnia? This YA debut by Laura E. Weymouth is perfect for fans of Melissa Albert’s The Hazel Wood and Lev Grossman’s The Magicians.

    Six years ago, sisters Evelyn and Philippa Hapwell were swept away to a strange and beautiful kingdom called the Woodlands, where they lived for years. But ever since they returned to their lives in post-WWII England, they have struggled to adjust.

    Ev desperately wants to return to the Woodlands, and Philippa just wants to move on. When Ev goes missing, Philippa must confront the depth of her sister’s despair and the painful truths they’ve been running from. As the weeks unfold, Philippa wonders if Ev truly did find a way home, or if the weight of their worlds pulled her under.

    Walking the line between where fantasy and reality meet, this lyrical and magical novel is, above all else, an exploration of loss and healing, and what it means to find where you belong.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateOct 23, 2018
    ISBN9780062890252
    Author

    Laura E. Weymouth

    Laura E. Weymouth is the author of several novels, including the critically acclaimed The Light Between Worlds, A Treason of Thorns, A Rush of Wings, and A Consuming Fire. Born and raised in the Niagara region of Ontario, Laura now lives at the edge of the woods in western New York with her husband, two wild-hearted daughters, and an ever-expanding menagerie of animal friends. Learn more at LauraEWeymouth.com.

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    • 3/5
      The Light Between Worlds is actually quite a great novel, the characters are well developed and the themes of depression and unhealthy coping are thoroughly explored, I just didn't really get on with it. The atmosphere was too melancholy for me. I felt like the world building and writing style just didn't grip me enough, and I didn't feel the characters longing for the Woodlands as I felt like I should have based on their emotions. The two POVs were very unique and definitely didn't feel the same. Both Evelyn and Phillipa had their own style and issues that they were dealing with, and the author did a wonderful job portraying these. I think that I just couldn't relate to them, and so I couldn't relate to their story or situations. The Woodlands world seemed really interesting, and I wish we had got to be in it longer, and gotten more than just snippets of the girls' memories of their time there. IT felt too fleeting, and I couldn't get a feel for how things were for them. I wanted more from that part of the novel. It definitely hard Narnia vibes, but was still different in it's own way. Overall, this could be a very powerful, and emotional book for some readers, it just wasn't for me.

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    • 3/5
      If you're a fan of Narnia.. you might like it
    • 3/5
      2½ ★ may seem harsh, but Laura Weymouth’s novel was too plodding and undeveloped for my tastes. The concept was brilliant, with having the 3 children whirled off to a different world, where they lived for a tumultuous period in that fantastic place. However, an excellent theme doesn’t make up for the prolonged misery that the reader has to wade through to the dénouement.Towards the last half of the story, we hear Philippa’s story. I enjoyed this part of the narrative much more than the earlier developments with Evelyn. While Evie’s story was told with superb insights into such angst, it did not evolve into a meaningful resolution and ended rather lamely. And what of Jamie? His participation was rather poorly detailed, appearing at intervals driving around in his car, and propping up his sisters.
    • 5/5
      What happened to Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy when they returned to England from Narnia? Laura Weymouth answers this question with new characters and a new world. But The Light Between Worlds is not a spinoff of C.S. Lewis’ Chronicles. It is a unique and beautifully told story of the fierce love between sisters and of choices and consequences. Evelyn and Philippa are both swept into the fantastical Woodlands on one night of the London blitz. The story is told in two parts: one in Evie’s voice, the other in Philippa’s. I fell in love with Evie’s story. She feels more at home in the Woodlands than she ever did in England, as I feel more at home in the West than I did in New England. The sisters must each find their own way, and one’s choice gravely affects the other. Ms. Weymouth also introduces the reader to a variety of poets, in particular Sara Teasdale, by inserting poems at key points in the plot. For me, the theme of the story is in Evie’s words: “Every day is a treasure, every chance meeting a gift, and I will treat them as such …” May we all seek to live as fully.
    • 3/5
      I had high hopes for this one but I didn't end up really liking it. It was pretty slow and dragged quite a bit. At first it reminded me almost exactly of the Narnia books, then as the story progressed it definitely got darker and more complex. I felt Phil was pretty selfish and annoying for the most part. My heart broke for poor Evie and the difficult time she was having. I did like the little bit of mystery that was included and the time period it was set. So overall it was a little better than just ok for me which is why I went ahead with 3 stars.
    • 2/5
      I just couldn't finish this book. I made it a hundred pages into the story (mostly by skimming) and was so bored with it that I couldn't force myself to go any further. So I flipped to the back of the book and read the last couple of chapters, decided that I honestly didn't care about this story at all, and back to the library it went.It reminds me a lot of the Narnia series, from what little I can remember (I read it in fourth grade, which was a LONG time ago). I enjoyed the Narnia series much more, from what I can recall. I really wanted to love this book, but I found the back-and-forth between "present" (post-WW2 Britain) and "past" (Ev's time in the Woodlands) to be distracting. And Ev was so depressed in the present time that it was hard for me to feel any connection to her at all.
    • 5/5
      "A Woodlands heart always finds its way home." It's what Cervus the Great Stag told Philippa, Jamie, and Evelyn when they arrived in the Woodlands, called out of the misery and terror of hiding in a London bomb shelter into the beauty and serenity of the forest. And it's what Cervus told them, five and a half years later, when he sent them back and told them that he would not be able to call them again. Life after the Woodlands has been an adjustment for all three of them. Jamie has set his mind on conquering academics and making his way in this world, and Philippa has done the same, albeit with lipstick and nylons and school projects and social clubs. But Evelyn's Woodlands heart refuses to accept the return to this world, and she pines for what she considers her true home. She wanders the forests around her boarding school late at night, often without shoes or coat, yearning for the same call that drew her away before -- and Philippa, outwardly so collected and sophisticated, has been doing all she can to help Evelyn adjust. But now Philippa has gone away to school in America, leaving Evelyn on her own for the first time since they returned. Will Evelyn be able to finally make her way in this world?This is a beautiful book, full of deep emotion and difficult choices. One gets the sense that there can't really be a happy ending for these characters, though one hopes for certain outcomes above others. The narration follows Evelyn for the first half of the book, immersing the reader in Evelyn's desperate longing for her other world, and then switches to Philippa for the second half of the book, adding complexity to the emotional tone as one learns more about both sisters. Layered in with Evelyn's narration are snippets of their lives in the Woodlands, and interspersed with Philippa's are memories of life after the Woodlands but before the book's current events. Both sisters relate strongly to art (poetry for Evelyn, visual art for Philippa) as a means of making sense of their lives and emotions.Though you certainly can understand and enjoy this book without having read The Chronicles of Narnia, if you have read those books, you can't help but see how this book takes those events and characters and asks, "What if?" What might happen after Narnia, to someone like Lucy who loved that world with all her heart? Why might Susan have made the decision to become very grown up, as far from her fantasy-realm self as possible? I felt that this book was both a love letter to and a criticism of Narnia. However, I didn't find the Woodlands sections themselves very compelling, which is why I'd rate this book 4.5 instead of 5 stars -- there just wasn't enough depth there to really convey why Evelyn felt such an emotional connection. Understandable, since this book isn't really about the Woodlands, it's about life after. Still, I felt that those portions paled in comparison with the rest of the book, which brought tears to my eyes more than once. Highly recommended both to those who loved and still love Narnia, and to those who loved but found themselves disillusioned by it later on.