Description
Whimsy is back in the hospital for treatment of clinical depression. When she meets a boy named Faerry, she recognizes they both have magic in the marrow of their bones. And when Faerry and his family move to the same street, the two start to realize that their lifelines may have twined and untwined many times before.
They are both terrified of the forest at the end of Marsh Creek Lane.
The Forest whispers to Whimsy. The Forest might hold the answers to the part of Faerry he feels is missing. They discover the Forest holds monsters, fairy tales, and pain that they have both been running from for 11 years.
Kaelyn Jerde @julian.hickle_822
January 31, 2023
4
Gorgeously written novel in verse! The constraints of writing in verse work so well for the mental illness depicted here. It feels--and sounds--like the abbreviated way some of my students talk when referencing their own struggles. It's not an easy read, but so worth it.