The Strangers by Jacqueline West (The Books of Elsewhere, Book 4)

The book I read was The Strangers by Jacqueline West. This is the fourth book in "The Books of Elsewhere" series. This book (and series) revolves around a young girl by the name of Olive. She deals with not so normal events, varying from her house being magic, and having paintings in that very same house come to life. 

In this book, Olive was, again, trying to figure out the whereabouts of the main antagonist (Annabelle) of the series, as Annabelle was on the run and nowhere to be found. Olive's friends (Rutherford and Morton, and her three magic cats, Leopold, Horatio, and Harvey if that counts) were all trying to help her figure out how to find her. 

Annabelle wasn't the only person who went missing though; Olive's parents went missing as well, leaving Olive having to use her magic cats' and her friend's aid in trying to find them again, no matter what cost. 

This book was very interesting and entertaining, and the sense of tension and knowing that anything could happen at any moment in this book left me on the edge of my seat. I think people who generally enjoy fantasy plots and out of the ordinary events within books would enjoy this book, and really, the whole series itself (there are 5 books in this series; 1. The Shadows, 2. Spellbound, 3. The Second Spy, 4. The Strangers, and 5. Still Life).

Reviewed by Leslie ~ 6th Grade

Lexile 810