The Chronicles of Whetherwhy is SO FUN. I’m always on the hunt for books to read aloud with my children and this book absolutely will be a hit with them! It feels very much like a Princess Bride meets Harry Potter with just a touch of The Hobbit.

Honeyvale is a small town/county/district of Whetherwhy, a hidden magical island of unknown origins. Whetherwhy’s magic seems to be bound up into the four seasons and each person living in Whetherwhy has a particular affinity for one season. Only rarely is a person born with an affinity for all seasons, and when they are, at 13, they are sent to Thistledown Academy where they will spend three years learning how to be an enchanter.

Juniper and Raffety are twin siblings and the story opens as they are turning 13, and each of them are attending a ceremony to determine their season affiliation. At the ceremony, Juniper’s determined to be Honeyvale’s first enchanter in many generations, and she is quickly whisked away to Thistledown to begin her studies. Raffety, not one to be left behind and very attached to his twin, seeks out apprenticeship opportunities in the city where Thistledown Academy is located. Once everyone is settled into their new life away from home, it becomes more and more apparent that all is not what it seems, and a threat to the foundations of Whetherwhy is brewing and its up to the twins to stop it.

As an adult reader, it does require some strong suspension of disbelief skills, but as a middle grade child, this book is be perfectly suited. I can’t wait to see what my children think of Whetherwhy, and I am anxiously excitedly waiting for the next installment!

I would like to thank Penguin Group and NetGalley for the eARC in exchange for my honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

This was such a great read. I was very involved in the story and loved the twins. Absolutely adored the magic system. I was absolutely drawn in and was so sad to have finished it! This series is going to be great and I can’t wait for another adventure in Whetherwhy.
Thank you to the author and publisher for this book on NetGalley in return for my honest thoughts and review.

This Middle Grade book is a Princess Bride meets Harry Potter and A Tale of Magic story that I highly recommend! 5⭐️

In this story, the Quinn twins find themselves on separate yet overlapping magical journies, and find themselves needing to decide which side of history they want to be on, all while learning a little more about who they are at heart.

I very much recommend this book for your middle grader (and you!) — Whetherwhy is such a fun world to get lost in!