Doomed to - or blessed with - eternal life after drinking from a magic spring, the Tuck family wanders about trying to live as inconspicuously and comfortably as they can. When ten year old Winnie Foster stumbles on their secret, the Tucks kidnap her and explain why living forever at one age is less than a blessing that it might seem.
(Goodreads summary)
It’s hard to believe, but I had no idea that this book even existed until this year. I absolutely loved the movie way back when I first watched it and have actually re-watched it quite a few times, but it has been quite a few years now since I've last watched the movie. But when I saw the book mentioned in a wrap up video on YouTube and realised that this book was actually the same movie that I loved, I knew I just had to read it.
I wasn’t sure how I would like the book, given that it is a classic and I have struggled to read those in the past. But I was very pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed it and I found myself whizzing through this book. The writing is definitely aimed at a younger audience and the plotline wasn’t anything spectacular, but it was still great to read. I love that it is a historical setting and also the fantasy aspect of there being a magical spring hidden in the woods.
The main character of Winnie is a young girl who has been pampered, spoiled, sheltered by her overprotective family and used to getting her own way. Despite that, I found her to be likable (for a ten year old who had a tendency to be bratty at times) and I really liked her willingness to help others.
Overall, I thought that the plot was a little simplistic, but it is a middle grade book, so perhaps I wouldn’t have felt that way if I had read it when I was younger. Despite that, I still really enjoyed this book and gave it a 5/5 rating. This is a great short read to be enjoyed by both children and adults.
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