Book Review | Between Flowers and Bones by Carolyn Leiloglou

Today I am reviewing a tweens book Between Flowers and Bones.

Between Flowers and Bones (The Restorationists Book 2) by Carolyn Leiloglou (Author), Vivienne To (Illustrator) 

In a world where paintings become portals and adventure lurks behind every canvas, the young Restorationists discover that every Gift was made to fight the darkness in the second novel of the thrilling series from the award-winning author of Beneath the Swirling Sky.

“Plenty of fast-paced action [with] a gentle feel . . . a sweet and thoroughly researched story with a firm moral grounding.”—Kirkus Reviews

Twelve-year-old Georgia assumed she would one day be the last Restorationist protecting art from evil forces. So she was thrilled when her cousin Vincent finally joined the family calling.

But Vincent’s flashier Gift makes Georgia feel like a sidekick rather than a hero. And things only get more complicated and perilous after he willingly steps into the heart of danger.

Will the remnants of the Restorationists’ society fracture under the pressure of the Distortionists’ schemes? Or is Georgia’s Gift really enough to rescue her family, the art world, the Restorationists—and ultimately save the day?

My Review

Thanks to Netgalley for my review copy.

I saw this book and thought it looked interesting. Even though I am an adult I like to read this type of book to help promote for good Middle school readers. This is book two and it would have helped to have read book one in the series. In saying this I was still able to follow the story but felt I was missing things.

In this series the main characters have the gift of being able to go into paintings and travel to different places via the paintings. They have different gifts and in this book Georgia is a navigator who can choose the best route to different paintings and places. When I was a child I read The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe and I wanted to go through my wardrobe. I believe today’s child reading these books will want to be able to travel via a painting.

Their are also a sense of good and evil. With the restorationists being on the side of good with the mission of restoring distorted paintings. Georgia feels her gift is less than her cousins and feels its all about him. I love how the author shows how sometimes a person can feel insignificant but in the big picture all are important.

I would happily recommend this book to middle school aged children.