This book unfolds at a leisurely pace, with delicious treasures to be discovered by those who keep reading.
I'm glad a gave it a second chance. At first I was turned off by yet another book where themsin character is mysteriously orphaned. But as Cynthia Voigt began to develop her characters more fully, Max and his mysterious eyes and use of costumes to influence his world drew me into the story.
My most magical quote is by Max's Grammie "So our problem is, What do we do? Or is that your problem? You're the Solutioneer after all. I'm just your librarian, just an information source".