This is a very hard book to classify. It's fantasy but not paranormal or urban or even really magic. It's young adult but only in terms of one mention of violence her arm is twisted and ends up bruised and one aftermath of violence scene a young foreign female servant has been kept in a visiting prince's room and is beaten up and presumably repeatedly raped - implied anyway otherwise it could easily pass as middle grade with the fluttery feelings of romance and the rather young mindsets of almost adult teenagers who act like they're tweens. It could be contemporary except for the inclusion of the alternate world she steps into. The romance is sweet but you'll miss it if you blink. The closest I could come in terms of similar books would be Shelley Adina's Magnificent Devices which is more in terms of being a clean read and the same tame feeling I get from both books than anything to do with the actual plot. Younger older teens isn't exactly a common audience. That said, I really enjoyed it.
This is hard to classify but it's an enjoyable read if you don't mind a clean read with a straightforward plot. I liked William and I liked Quinn and I loved William's family. I don't usually enjoy my normal worlds being mixed with fantasy dimensions but I got on board with it pretty quickly considering. The mystery was interesting and I liked the medical slant - it was interesting William going back and forth to find medical cures. It's not a perfect read but there's something very charming about it all. 3.5 stars, rounded up to 4.
