The Girl from Everywhere, Heidi Heilig
The Girl from Everywhere, Heidi Heilig
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The Girl from Everywhere

Author: Heidi Heilig

Narrator: Kim Mai Guest

Unabridged: 10 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/16/2016

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

The Girl from Everywhere, the first of two books, blends fantasy, history, and a modern sensibility. Its sparkling wit, breathless adventure, multicultural cast, and enchanting romance will dazzle readers of Sabaa Tahir and Leigh Bardugo. As the daughter of a time traveler, Nix has spent sixteen years sweeping across the globe and through the centuries aboard her father’s ship. Modern-day New York City, nineteenth-century Hawaii, other lands seen only in myth and legend—Nix has been to them all. But when her father gambles with her very existence, it all may be about to end. Rae Carson meets Outlander in this epic debut fantasy.If there is a map, Nix’s father can sail his ship, The Temptation, to any place and any time. But now that he’s uncovered the one map he’s always sought—1868 Honolulu, the year before Nix’s mother died in childbirth—Nix’s life, her entire existence, is at stake. No one knows what will happen if her father changes the past. It could erase Nix’s future, her dreams, her adventures . . . her connection with the charming Persian thief, Kash, who’s been part of their crew for two years.

About Heidi Heilig

Heidi Heilig is the author of The Girl from Everywhere, which was an Indie Next Pick and was also named a Best Book of the Year by NPR; its sequel, The Ship Beyond Time; and the Shadow Players trilogy: For a Muse of Fire, A Kingdom for a Stage, and On This Unworthy Scaffold. Heidi Heilig holds an MFA from New York University in musical theater writing, and she’s written the book and lyrics for several shows. She grew up in Hawaii, where she rode horses and raised peacocks. Her favorite thing, outside of writing, is travel, and she has haggled for rugs in Morocco, hiked the trails of the Ko‘olau Valley, and huddled in a tent in South Africa. Heidi Heilig lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her family.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Emily May on February 21, 2016

If you enjoyed Bracken's Passenger and would like to read that book again, then I recommend The Girl from Everywhere. Otherwise, it's best to just add this to the ever-growing mental pile of "boring time travel books w/ romance". And also pirates (strange trending niche?) The best thing about this bo......more

Goodreads review by Hailey on February 14, 2017

I so wanted to love this book, I mean the premise sounds unreal, but I am just so conflicted in my feelings about it. There were things I really liked, but also things I really didn't like. Most of my reading experience was spent trying to figure out what the hell was going on because while the stor......more

Goodreads review by Rachel on March 06, 2016

Quick Review: Wow. Just wow! I'm absolutely floored by the brilliantly crafted story of The Girl From Everywhere. My favorite part of the novel is a three-way tie between the aesthetic setting, so perfectly captured in both feel and culture, the relationship between Nix and her father, and the premi......more

Goodreads review by Alyssa on January 23, 2016

YOU ARE FOREWARNED: There may be spoilers in this review! ***Review posted on The Eater of Books! blog*** The Girl From Everywhere by Heidi Heilig Book One of The Girl From Everywhere series Publisher: Greenwillow Books Publication Date: February 16, 2016 Rating: 2 stars Source: eARC from Edelweiss Summary......more

Goodreads review by Andie on February 16, 2017

Time travel. History. Pirates. Three magic words in my book, what could go wrong? I really appreciated the unique premise and there were certainly some enjoyable aspects, but it unfortunately fell a little short for me. THE GIRL FROM EVERYWHERE starts with 16 year old Nix aboard the ship, The Tempta......more