A daring adventure for a selfless young girl through the colors of the Rainbow. Nothing bad could happen - right?
Everyone knows I love reading (when I have the time) and supporting authors as I will become one myself. I have been trying to find ways to do both. I received a free ARC from Reedsy Discovery for this book and there will be many more! Link to my original review below.
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Alexandra, a bright twelve-year-old, has been going through a rough time. With her mother being sick, Ali's troubles has been harsh for her father. On a trip to the beach with her grandmother, strange things started to happen.
At the beach, she noticed a beautiful rainbow. Along with this, a small kitten and a murder of crows that wanted to grab the kitten. Ali selflessly saved the kitten at the cost of hitting a rock. An odd man showed up, healing her, and presented the idea of going on a quest - and at the end of this quest, a wish would be granted. She wasn't sure till the man magically disappeared.
She told her grandmother what happened and later revealed that she too was allowed to go on the "Rainbow Quest" to grab a wish but she was afraid and urged Ali to go to experience a new world - or worlds. She was given a bracelet that held charms from each color of the rainbow. The task was to match each charm with the symbol of the color.
The next morning, she was presented the opportunity again - and she went. With each color of the Rainbow she went through, new friends, adventures, and foes awaited her. Through it all, the wish she wanted to grant urged her forward. The wish to make her mother well.
The last thing needed after each color was to find the missing charm on a long-lost island. This task was for her to free the curse from the island and restore the rightful king and queen to their places. Just like every other color, she went on selflessly and with love.
3/5
Through it all, as a YA fantasy, it showed the readers that destiny or rebellion isn't always the case. Love, courage, and selflessness can get a person almost anywhere, and in this case, through different worlds. The Rainbow Quest was a nice read and gently talked to my inner child. Who wouldn't want to go on magical journeys like this?
However, I felt a few things were missing. Each chapter went through the rise and fall of the journey through a specific color and it just moved too fast for me and what other YA fantasy stories are like. Instead, I found the overall story centered toward middle school readers if a few choice words were deleted.
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