1. Wink
Poppy
Midnight
Quite frankly,I don't thinkit couldhavehadabetter title thanthat.Itwasabeautiful,entrancing,mysteriousrendition ofthe
life ofadreamer,arebel anda hero; Wink,Poppy,Midnight.I wasmadaboutit,inboth senseof thewords.I though“Manic”
whenI finishedit,but it reallywasn’t.Itwaswoven togetherquitebeautifully.
Thetale,asthereis nothingelsequitefitting,is fulloftales,fairyandall thatdrivesthecharactersforward.Whotheyare,and
whothey cometobe aredriven by thesethoughtsofthemselvesascharacterarchetypes.
Wink the redhairedfoundling (andshe,afoundling)islostina worldthatmakessenseonlyto thosewhomshewantsitto.
Sheisexactly assheseems,youonly haveto look.Poppy,thegraceling,abeautiful,rebelliousgirlwhothinkstheworldshould
let herbe isgrowingup,only shedoesn’tknowit. And,Midnight,angelicandaboutto trulyknow whatitis towantandto
take. Thisistheirstory.
We get toseethings fromall threecharacter’spointofview.Avery integralparttothetale. Thebook is forawandereratheart,
foradreamer, forarebel, and foranyonewho’salwayswantedtobe good. Thewritingstyle andtheincorporationoffairyand
fantasticaltalesmovesthestoryalongandgivesus ahintof whothecharactersare,howtheyseethemselves,howtheyarethe
othersandfinallyreconcilesustotheknowledge of whatwemightnot wanttoaccept,andforwhatwemighthave suspected
but couldneverbe sureof.
Yes,yesit isa mystery,but it isalsoa comingtoage storyandastoryofrealizations.Of whoweare,andwhowe thinkwe are.
Theepigraphatthebeginning ofthetalefinally makessense.“You’retheheroofyourownstory” – JosephCampbell.Ifyou’ve
ever wantedtoletgo, orifyou’ve ever wantedtodream,thisisa bookforyou.
FansofAdi Alsaidwill love thewhimsicalnatureofthistale.