This one was really cute and had all of the makings of a potential series. I’ve struggled finding unique fantasy worlds since Harry Potter, but The Marvellers was different enough to cause some excitement. I really liked our main character, Ella, as well as a few side characters. Creating an entire world is a difficult feat though it reads almost seamlessly here. The main critique I had was the author tried to pack to much into one story. This left a lot of loose ends and moments where a side plot drops off without ever being tied up. Going along with this was a pacing issue where a huge amount of action would happen, not be resolved, then the next chapter would start weeks or months later. Overall I think Marvellers could have been shortened about 100 pages with the same result though I do commend the author for the effort here. Not a lot of Middle Grade fantasy stands out to me but this was fresh, original, and very enjoyable.