This first volume of a trilogy is a hymn to reading and books. Meggie and her father Mo aunt Elinor live for and by the books. Their life is entirely focused on this tasty and magical world ... Despite a somewhat slow start, we let quickly drawn into this strange story that combines fiction and reality and where good and evil are represented by colorful characters color. Drawing on the tradition of children's classic nineteenth century, of which it gives references to the beginning of each chapter, the author takes us in the wake of the heroes who seem straight out of "Treasure Island" or " Lord of the Rings "in an adventure full of mystery and intrigue: hounding night in a village in ruin, death threats by bloodthirsty brigands, imprisonment in dark crypts, etc. All ingredients are gathered here to give fantasy novels lovers a good time reading. The adventure will live Meggie, as well as meetings and unexpected events will shape its destiny.
