Pacey Packer, Unicorn Tracker

A pleasant surprise! The opening starts with Pacey trying to be a responsible babysitter to her younger sister Mina. Mina is obsessed with unicorns and tea parties and just wants to have fun. It is not stated how much older Pacey is compared to Mina, but she deems herself too mature for tea parties and unicorns and the shenanigans start from there.

This story got a bit unexpectantly dark, and there are actual stakes here! I love books that do not treat children as if they are stupid. Everyone’s not going to get a happy ending, but it’s fun to read. I thought the pacing was good because they spent just enough time exploring Rundyland. The character’s motivations make sense even if some are a bit wacky. I’m interested in reading show more book two now.

3.5 show less

This one started off slowly but grew on me when the character of Slasher, the unicorn, started fleshing out. Pacey herself can be a bit annoying (Slasher actually called her an egotist), but when she admits fear over some things, it eases a little.