Goodreads / Amazon/ Barnes&Noble / Book DepositoryWinter has fallen in the world of story, and at Brown Street, Tuesday's typewriter lies silent. Far away in the Peppermint Forest, Vivienne Small fears that she will never again feel the touch of the sun... But when the mysterious Loddon appears in Vivienne's treehouse, he brings with him terrible danger. Without warning, Tuesday is swept up into the world of story as she has never seen it before. In this forbidding and unfamiliar place - and without her beloved dog Baxterr at her side - Tuesday becomes Loddon's captive. But who exactly is this strange boy? And will she find a way to defeat him?... Blueberry Pancakes Forever will capture the hearts of everyone who is entranced by the power of story.
NOTE: This is the third book in a series. Look here for my review of book one and here for my review of book two.
After reading, and loving, A Week without Tuesday, I immediately wanted to read the next book in the series! This book had an entirely different tone than the previous two books, but it takes the world of story in an entirely new direction and discusses some more difficult topics, all while still in this fantasy world.
Tuesday can't write. The words won't come to her. Her mother is in the same boat. But it's not just writer's block, they're grieving. Tuesday's father has died suddenly and she is having trouble getting herself to write. But they can't stay away from the land of stories. While Tuesday's mother goes into the land of stories to try and bring herself back, Tuesday is taken by Loddon, a character who thinks that Tuesday is his writer.
While the last two books were fun reads, this book takes a completely different turn. Tuesday's father dies before the start of the book (this is not a spoiler), so the book begins with us seeing the grieving family. When I read these scenes, it hit me hard, and I knew that this book would not be the same as the others. This book honestly just captures grief in such a different way, but it still felt authentic. It shows how grief can make everything hard, even making it hard to do the things you usually love to do. The land of stories even illustrates how it affects the writing process, to the point where the author's world is frozen. It made the book read like a fantastical book, while also making us able to relate to the character's journeys.
Like the other books in the series, this book approaches storytelling in a unique way. I wasn't sure how it would be expanded after the fantastic last week, but it does do a great job. We see more about how a story is created in this world in the first place, and the unfinished books in the world. We see how much the characters affect the authors, and not always in a positive way. I wondered about unfinished/abandoned books ever since they were briefly mentioned in the library in the first book. It was fascinating, and even a little frightening, seeing how this was shown in the book!
The main characters are so well-developed in this book. There are some minor characters that felt like they were there just to move the plot forward (example: Collette), but many of the main characters, and even characters that show up again from previous books, felt even more developed. They have grown and changed since book one. Tuesday certainly has changed and we see her as a very different person from the start of this book to the end. I really loved Tuesday's and Serendipity's relationship. In this book more than others, both Tuesday and her mother are going through their own journey's and they really must come together. We even learn more about Serendipity's childhood.
The ending was absolutely beautiful. It was incredibly sad and boy did it make me cry (I'm teary-eyed just thinking about it), but it was such a fantastic end to the book. Even though it was sad, it did warm my heart and was just the perfect end to the series.
IN CONCLUSION
Overall, I am a bit sad that this series is over with. This was such a wonderfully imaginative series and I am so glad that I picked it up! I didn't like this book quite as much as A Week Without Tuesday, but I still loved the book and I think it was just a beautiful end to the series. I think this series will stick with me for a while.
I hereby give this book
4 Stars!
Meaning: I really liked this book!
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