This book arrived on the shelves in 2023 or 2024, and I have watched it since, seeing all of the wonderful good reviews it gets, paying attention to all of the positive press it receives. Finally, finally, I was able to get my paws on a copy to read for myself. Could this book really be that good?
Impossible Creatures is book 1 in what is currently a 2 book series. Author Rundell has written several other books, but I have not yet read them nor heard of her before this book appeared in every bookstore I visit. This is a story I could not possibly explain in this short blog, but I can say it is a magical world she has created, with magical creatures both known and new. This book has dragons and centaurs, ratatoskas and nereids. The setting is a group of islands that exists outside of human knowledge, but right in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. The mythical and magical creatures that live there do so because humans cannot see it or find it on their own. But the archipelago, the group of islands, is in danger...
I don't read a lot of fantasy stories, because on the surface they don't appeal to me as much as other genres (such as historical fiction, for example). Yet I usually find the fantasy books I read are really good, and I wonder why I don't read more of them (books like The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill, one of my favorite books of all time, of any genre!). I also don't usually read book 1 in a series and then read book 2, and when I do, I rarelyread them one after the other. I think this may be an exception...The Poisoned King just came out in September, and I admit I may have to go find it and read it next!
Do yourself a huge favor and read this book! 5 paws!
