Ellanor and the Search for Organoth Blue Amber by Kathryn Tse-Durham | Book Review

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An elven girl must search for the one source that could aid in getting her back home.

Ellanor, or Elly Celendis, a twelve-year-old elf, is having her twelfth birthday, which marks her coming of age. Elly expected her birthday to be like other days, but she was wrong. Her birthday was a blast until her other friend, Edellina, told her to sneak into the room with the portal to the human world (Gaya). Edellina shows her true colors as a goblin, the elves’ enemies. Edellina pushes Elly into the human world, and the portal breaks after not being used for so long. Greymore, her royan guide, tells Elly that she must find the Orgnoth Blue Amber to fix the portal. Will Elly, along with the help of others, succeed?

This book is first set in the magical world of Alendira, and that realm sounded pretty fun to live in. Then, she got transported to the human realm of Gaya in London, where I found all the references I knew. And that I would love to visit one day!
The story of this book was engaging, and I sometimes was so absorbed by it that I didn’t notice I was staying up late at night 😉
The elf powers sounded interesting, mainly because they can live for 1,000 years and not age until 600. The book’s message was never to give up hope and that you can always find hope in the most unlikeliest of places. The illustrations were well-drawn, and I enjoyed looking at them.

You have a good representation in this book; There is an autistic character who is a history enthusiast like me.
Elly is a resourceful and intuitive character. She always relied on others’ help and valued her friends. Edellina (real name Gutz) was pretty sneaky. Greymore is charming and butler-like.

Give this book to fantasy lovers who love a creative story.

Thank you for sending me all four signed books from Hong Kong.
I’m looking forward to reading the next one in the series.

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