Book description
Open the door to a spellbinding world where the wilderness is alive and a deep magic rises from the earth itself. Greenwild: The World Behind the Door is the first book in Pari Thomson's extraordinary fantasy series with an environmental twist.
'Greenwild is a thrilling adventure that takes seed in…
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2 authors picked Greenwild as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Daisy is searching for her mother, an eco-journalist who has gone missing in the Amazon. When I am wearing my other hat, I am a travel journalist who specialises in plants and gardens I could not fail to be intrigued by this situation.
Daisy finds a portal in Kew Gardens and enters a universe called Greenwild, where a group called The Botanists are preserving magical flora. Full of exciting adventures that children find entertaining, I loved this book because it nevertheless subtly indicates that plants are a very real source of magic.
Greenwild has all of my favorite things in a middle-grade fantasy. And don't let the recommended age level keep you from reading this, as adults should be able to follow along quite nicely.
This book has plant magic! A smart and resourceful female protagonist! Dashing and heart-warming plot twists I didn't see coming! The magic system in this eco-fantasy is so fascinating to read, as the magic welders are called Botanists.
While the ecological theme is very much present, the adventure is first and foremost and so wonderfully woven together, like the twisting vines Daisy uses to try and…
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