/fantasy/tags/middle-grade/ Recent content in middle-grade on River's Fantasy Reviews Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Thu, 03 Mar 2022 07:05:44 +0000 /fantasy/meadowsweet/ Thu, 03 Mar 2022 07:05:44 +0000 /fantasy/meadowsweet/ <em>Meadowsweet</em> is, on the surface, a charming slice-of-life novel about a young boy who goes to live with a distracted sculptor in a magical mountain where the sculptures come to life. The boy lacks a father figure, the sculptor lacks a family (though he has a well-meaning-if-a-bit-scary brother-in-law who visits for about half the novel), and the two of them adopt each other over the course of some exploration, picnics, and a scary thunderstorm while preparing for the winter.