This is trilogy is one book sold as 3- I ‘get’ that sometimes has to happen for publishing reasons when the book is extra long but not in this caseOtherwise enjoyed enough to finish- love interest seemed flat, and it was mostly about the mental journey

I really wanted to like this book. It had a lot of elements that I would enjoy - a house based upon the legend of Baby Yaga, a traveling between worlds, and exotic, strange beings. But there are deep cracks in this story which appear in the very first chapter which were immediately off putting.The first chapter is written in some sort of writer's shorthand (incomplete sentences, thoughts that go nowhere) which may have been on purpose to convey Kira's confusion and desperation but instead it onl...

Bad Cliffhanger EndingThis was a cute story but I absolutely cannot stand when books, even trilogy books, end in cliffhangers. Not even when the whole trilogy is free on Kindle Unlimited. It infuriates me. It’s like the story just cuts off right in the middle. That is not how you work a trilogy arc. You have a big story arc that covers the whole trilogy, and a small story arc that ends at the end of the book. Then you do it again for the second book, and then you finish the main arc for the end

Interesting setup with magic. Not a clear explanation yet how it works, but that's fine for 1st in a series. Moves along at a nice pace always seems to be something happening, but not so frantically that you need a break. I like the introduction of real world names like Gondwanaland and others in the worlds of the saurians. The gradual creation of ships/houses crew from various societies outcasts is entertaining. And introduction of Baba Yaga mythology is also cute. But introduction of aspects o...

Good read but I thought sadness permeates the book due to Kira's backstory.

I LOVED this book. From start to finish it was an excellent read.I don't know how to write this review without turning it into a sales pitch.It had a lot of the same vibes as The Innkeeper Chronicles. You have a magical house, it's not an inn, but it does seem the size of a decent castle. And while the inn seem to be able to send feelings to their innkeeper, the House cannot. It clear it is intelligent, but communication is on the door-slamming variety. Unlike the Innkeeper chronicles, this hous...

I liked this book enough. Didn't wow me, but was a pleasant diversion. I think this is a trilogy. This first book is the heroine, a sorceress, creating a haven and escape vessel (a walking, sentient house, Baby Yaga style) after an off-screen tragedy, and then fumbling her way through other planets in other dimensions, building her family of choice, searching for a direction. Her familiar is a very large cat, hence the cover art on the kindle version that I read. I liked the alien cultures, but

Light, entertaining, the beginnings of a strong found family . . . and then BOOM! A sudden, cliffhanger ending.

Delightful Saga!If you like adventures with a colorful cast of characters led by a novice sorcerer with unlimited powers and a good heart, this book is for you.I can't wait for the next book in this trilogy.

Interesting. Read on Kindle Unlimited. Whether I’ll reread it will depend on the rest of the series, since I don’t have my own copy yet.

Very Different Take on MagicI am enjoying this story very much. It's lots of fun. I look forward to more of Kira Aist's adventures.

This was actually pretty good! I didn't like the beginning at all, but once it got going I really liked it. I'll probably read the next one.

Kira is on the run - running from grief, her tragic mistakes, and a villainous group that is out to steal her magic. Being the many times great-granddaughter of Baba Yaga, she magically creates a fortress that can walk between worlds. Kira accepts her powers, and starts a new adventure, and finds new dangers, while trying to resolve the old.Kira was a good character, and I liked her a lot, and I felt for her grief. I just didn't get how her wish to run away from responsibility, and deal with her...

A Voyage to NowhereI loved the concept of this book - a descendant of the Russian witch Baba Yaga discovers that she is a sorcerer and creates a house that can move between worlds - but I was disappointed by the actual novel. Sorcerer Kira has been given such a grim (and implausible) back story that it casts a gloom over what could have been an entertaining adventure. There is little of the sparkling humour and none of the inventive plot twists which make the Diana Wynne Jones classic `Howl's Mo...

DifficultI find navigating or trying to grasp the story difficult. The interelationship between characters, the descriptions of places they travel. Empty. They don't have context or interest. Like for instance the description of the market town. Was of only store types, you said the bar was welcoming but in what way I don't see. All interactions, with restaurant shops that apparently the character bought food from and how she reached a familiarity at the bar were all missing. So the picture of t...

I like the ideas and characters, the general story and the combination of various mythologies, history and stories into something different. The concept is interesting and the writing is technically good (re. spelling, grammar etc). The pace isn't bad, although most of the book seems to consist of travelling interspersed with random encounters.I would have liked a bit more atmosphere in the description of the various beings and places to spark the imagination, a bit more interaction. A lot of th...

A big part of my attraction to this book was the walking house. Who doesn't like sentient, traveling houses? As I read, though, I also very much appreciated the fact that Kira is smart and competent. She's made mistakes--I think she's making one very big one that will affect later books--but they are not stupid mistakes. They are "don't have enough information" mistakes, and she's working on that. She's also practical: She finds people who can help her in areas she needs. And, she's not the typi...

Interesting ideas and Characters Baba Yaga folk tales expand into a complex universe of magic worlds. Evidently when enough magic accumulated the world split so for Earth there are currently 3 and they are Dinasaurian, Neanderthal and Human. Other worlds also split and inhabitants include elves, goblins, trolls, kobalds, and others thought to be Fairytales. This mixing of terms I found somewhat unclear although it is a rather original concept and I think the Author will work it out as she goes a...