The members of the Wive's Night Out group had a good discussion based on a guide Kristina found. There were good questions regarding the book, attitudes, and characters but the book itself did not intrigue us.

I have received many many internet warnings about this book. Most say do not read it or see the movie, because it is against Christianity. In my opinion, (as a Christian) this was a fantasy book nothing more nothing less. The story is about a young girl living in another universe (closely resembling our own but different in important ways), who goes on a journey to save missing children. The writing is very descriptive, full of vocabulary that even I had to look up in the dictionary. I thought the storyline was interesting, but the ending fell flat and inhumane. The author is an avowed atheist and anti-religious sentiment can be found within the storyline. Yet, the book certainly did not affect my faith but was interesting to read (one can find far worse anti-religious statements on TV). If my teenager was reading this book, I would read it with her and use the storyline to discuss our faith in greater depth. I do not see this as a children's book, the storyline is too dark and the ending disturbing.

This is the start of my all-time favorite fantasy series. Truly a must read.