Author: Heidi Heilig
Publication Date: February 16, 2016
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Pages: 464
Source: Edelweiss
Format: e-ARC
Age Group: Young Adult
Genre: Fantasy



Nix has spent her entire life aboard her father’s ship, sailing across the centuries, across the world, across myth and imagination. But the end to it all looms closer every day.Her father is obsessed with obtaining the one map, 1868 Honolulu, that could take him back to his lost love, Nix’s mother. Even though getting it—and going there—could erase Nix’s very existence.For the first time, Nix is entering unknown waters.She could find herself, find her family, find her own fantastical ability, her own epic love. As long as her father has a map for it, he can sail to any time, any place, real or imagined: nineteenth-century China, the land from One Thousand and One Nights, a mythic version of Africa. Along the way they have found crewmates and friends, and even a disarming thief who could come to mean much more to Nix.

I have been hearing
non-stop raving reviews of The Girl from Everywhere that when finally getting
my hands on the copy of the book, I could not hold my excitement for when I
could finally read it. The concept of the book was really what got me hooked
and overall this was not my typical read but one I found myself enjoying.
I just loved the idea of time travel. Heidi brought in
magic, fantasy, and a ship and took me on an adventure. I do have to admit that
there was a lot of parts where it was slow. There was a lot of world building
going on but then where I felt things could pick up, it slowed down. I am not
so sure how I feel about this but it wasn’t something that turned me away from
reading. In a way it increased my interest and pushed me to the end.
I really enjoyed Nix’s character. I felt she was a strong
female character that other girls could find a connection to. She has a lot
riding on her life with the fact that she could cease from existing if her
father, otherwise known as the Captain, is successful in his mission. The idea
of this mission keeps me on my toes. Kashmir seems like a dreamy guy. There
were so many emotions going through my mind with him and I wanted him so much
to happen and I am so looking forward to the next book to see where this
relationship is.
Heilig’s story is an amazing debut that will surely capture
your heart and have you magically set sail on a book that will take you on an
adventure and away from reality. The Girl from Everywhere is a stunning
beautifully written story that slows down and allows you to enjoy everything
overall.

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