It gets pretty dark at times-extreme bodily harm, threats of cannibalism, hints of drug use, plus just the sadness that comes with a child thinking she’s unwanted-which makes me think this isn’t actually a book suitable for true MG readers.Īlice is 12, but she doesn’t really act her age.
She is also able to write some incredibly deep and painful scenes as Alice and Oliver experience loss and despair while they struggle through the land of Furthermore hunting for Alice’s father. Mafi is able to not just write cute characters and a brightly unique world, but she is also able to impart some wonderful lessons in her story for young readers: the importance of acceptance and loving yourself, of embracing the things that make you different and seeing it as something that makes you special, rather than an outcast. It’s sweet and fun and full of personality watching these two young characters race through amazing, but also richly dark, lands is a treat.
Mafi’s writing in “Furthermore” is incredibly charming, taking on the role of a classic narrator retelling the story of Alice and Oliver as if the characters had told the story to her themselves.
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