The Hole in the Sky | Book Review

Does her mother’s butterfly pendant really have magic powers? After yet another miserable day Kaela Neuleaf decides she can’t wait one more minute to find out the truth. While her cousin Shawn watches, she sneaks the necklace out of a locked cabinet in her father’s office.

A surprising visitor soon appears and whisks Shawn and Kaela through the hole in the sky to Muratenland, a land inhabited by magical and wonderful beings. But a curse binds the people to a vengeful warlord who has kidnapped the king’s baby and is bent on conquering the land.

Kaela and Shawn are brought before the King and Queen and learn of an ancient prophecy about a red-haired girl from far away who can break the curse. The people of Muratenland are certain that Kaela is the red-haired girl.

Assisted by Shawn, Kaela soon learns that in order to succeed on her journey she will have to face her deepest fears and embrace her hidden strengths, but she has less than 48 hours to discover the key and rescue the baby or all will be lost…

Barbara A. Mahler was amazed when the wizzen Netri showed up in her life. Night after night he woke her up and told her stories about a land on the other side of the hole in the sky. She wrote down his tales and the result is her first full-length novel. In addition to writing Barbara practices Traditional Oriental Medicine. She divides her time between her homes in Boulder, Colorado and Malibu, California.

This book sparked my daughters interest as soon as I received it, so I decided to let her be the reviewer on this one, especially since the book is geared to 9-12 year olds. After finishing the book, in less time than I thought it would take her, she said she loved it. She even brought it up and recommended it to her friends. When asked why she told them she loved the fantasy aspect of the story, the queen, and the characters. She actually started to give too much of the story away to them. I know she enjoyed reading the book and she even told me I need to read it, so that is exactly what I am doing now. If my daughter likes The Hole in the Sky then I know I will too.