I found this at a thrift shop, drawn by its beautiful cover. It is truly a gorgeous illustration of the protagonist in an archetypal medieval princess dress. Even the tall hat truly looks "elegant" as described in the book. There are other illustrations in this book, of Megan, of a unicorn, even of maids cleaning up in a room, and all of them fantastic.
The story itself is very simple; rather it is simply written, but it involves some complex stuff. A scheduling conflict between Megan and her mother leads to stress and frustration for both, which then leads Megan to seek relief in the Magic Attic. This leads to a new adventure in fantasy medieval Europe, where the locals believe Megan to be a princess.
The fantasy plot has a decent set-up and execution, though the conclusion feels weak. There isn't much space to really develop it, so there is room to argue that Michelle and her mother were worried over nothing. Even so, it is strangely engaging. I really wanted to read through it. The "real life" plot also a good resolution. To my surprise, I actually liked that resolution better than the fantasy plot's; I was thinking that the fantasy plot would be the main attraction and the real-life plot would be rushed, but I feel like it was the opposite.
Trickster Eric Novels gives "The Magic Attic Club - Princess Megan" a B+
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Brian Wilkerson is an independent novelist, freelance book reviewer, and writing advice blogger. He studied at the University of Minnesota and came away with bachelor's degrees in English Literature and History (Classical Mediterranean Period concentration).
His fantasy series, Journey to Chaos, is currently available on Amazon as an ebook or paperback.
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