Genre: Young Adult, Science Fiction
Source: I received a copy to facilitate my review. The opinions expressed here are my own.
If you like time travel books then you will most assuredly enjoy this book. This book is not traveling through time, but through different universes. Emma and Charlie Neeson are twins who find themselves on Dogwinkle Island. They really think they are going to have a boring time. Then they learn about the Balky Point Lighthouse. Inside is where they can jump from one universe to another. Dr. Waldo is in charge of "The Hub". Emma and Charlie travel with Ben and Eva an alien they have befriended. This would be just another ordinary science fiction book if it was only about visiting other time periods. Instead the author has you visiting multiple universes. The author threw in antagonist Vik. The aliens are trying to find Vik because he is causing some major problems. He is trying to destroy the only way to travel between the universes. He is spreading what they called "The Void". It reminded me of "The Neverending Story" and the nothingness. The characters were all well developed. You have Charlie who is very outgoing and then his sister Emma who likes to hang back, she's somewhat introverted. The story starts out at a great pace. The events begin to ramp up the tension within the story making it almost impossible to put down the book. You want to continue to read to the end of the book. This is one that I know my science fiction loving students will really enjoy. I look forward to reading more from this author.
Pam Stucky, a native of the Pacific Northwest, is the author of the Wishing Rock series (novels with recipes), starting with Letters from Wishing Rock, and the Pam on the Map travelogue series, books that take readers along on Pam's journeys and adventures around the world. The Universes Inside the Lighthouse, Pam's eighth book, is Pam's first foray into both YA and sci-fi.
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