Benjamin Read

* I got this book for review from the publisher*

I really wanted to love this book. I found this book to have a super fun concept and really loved he setting. But I felt like the pacing of this read, along with the world building did confuse me. I really liked the main character. I felt like there was less side characters to expand the world and that made me enjoy it less. But overall it was enjoyable read! I just wanted the world to be a tad clearer.

I wanted to read this book because the cover & title caught my fancy. Unfortunately the local library doesn't own it yet and I was sad that it wasn't even on their On Order list....

Well, I was cleaning out my mail pile (I don't read most of my posts) & I'd forgotten that I received a free ARC from Scholastic; Silly me Happy me!

Emily's mother is an artist who dumpster dives for art materials; her father works at the Midnight Post Office.

After receiving an odd letter, with even odder postage show more stamps, Emily's mother disappears and when her father goes to track down the sender of the letter, he disappears as well.

Soon two Very Strange men come to the door seeking Emily w/ messages from beyond...

Then Emily takes matters into her own hands & locates the mysterious Midnight Post Office, which sends her on an adventure to the Midnight of London where it is always night time in the years before 1912 and where all magickal beings reside; one of which is trying to break through to the daylight.

I found the book to be interesting yet simple and I didn't dislike the characters but found them to be a bit shallow.

I'll be interested to see what the next book holds. show less

* I got this book for review from the publisher*

I really wanted to love this book. I found this book to have a super fun concept and really loved he setting. But I felt like the pacing of this read, along with the world building did confuse me. I really liked the main character. I felt like there was less side characters to expand the world and that made me enjoy it less. But overall it was enjoyable read! I just wanted the world to be a tad clearer.

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