I enjoyed this original tale, especially because of the characters who will stay with me for a long time. The author did a great job with world-building, pacing and plotting, ensuring plenty of twists and turns to keep you fixated to the pages! To add to these pleasures, there’s strong, well-fleshed out characters that are likable and fun and excellent magical elements too. Rook dove through, slamming the magical door in the faces of the constables. This is a fun and adventurous book for middle-grade readers. Magical refugees on the run because no one trust magic. I received this book in exchange for my honest review. if that world doesn’t destroy them first. But it’s beginning to look like they’re the only ones who can save their adopted world. From the New York Times bestselling author of The Mark of the Dragonfly comes a thrilling fantasy adventure about two magical friends living as refugees in a world that doesn't trust magic. There was no warning the day magic died in Talhaven. Try as they might, Rook and Drift can’t remember anything about their lives before Talhaven. Read 78 reviews from the worlds largest community for readers. Because magic doesn’t die right away–it decays, twists, and poisons all that it touches. Rook and Drift are two of those children, and ever since that day, they’ve been on the run, magical refugees in a world that doesn’t trust magic.

It happened with a giant explosion and the arrival of a skyship full of children, all with magic running through their veins and no memory of home. In the end, our heroes work together to defeat the wizard, develop their abilities, and establish a more hopeful and open-minded era in Talhaven, all while keeping a door (literally) open to potentially more adventures in this fantasy universe.There was no warning the day magic died in Talhaven. Fans of Johnson’s The Mark of the Dragonfly (BCCB 5/14) will recognize her clever attention to detail in this adventure, as well as the earnest intimacy of her young characters. When a mysterious wizard suggests that Rook’s ability to open teleporting doors to anywhere may be the key to storing the balance between worlds, the three kids are wary but interested ultimately, the wizard’s plan proves to be a more nefarious use of Rook’s magic, but, as memories return to Rook, Drift, and Fox (who is discovered to be Rook’s little brother), the novel poignantly emphasizes that their compassion and the bonds they’ve developed are their true source of strength. Rook, Drift, and Fox are exiles from Vora, but despite having no memories of their home world, the children are treated like pariahs in Talhaven because of their magical potential. Talhaven long thrived on magical advancements that came to it through the portal to Vora, the world of wizards, but but two years ago the “Great Catastrophe”-a Chernobyl-like explosion-closed the portal for good and made magic both scarce and fearsome.

The Door to the Lost by Jaleigh Johnson