Elyssa's review
Meet the Austins (Austin Family, Book 1) by Madeleine L'Engle
This is the first of the Austin Family book series that I accidentally read last. I enjoyed it, but not as much as the other two (I would actually give A Ring of Endless Light 4.5 stars if I could). Surprisingly, I never read any of the classic L'Engle books because I have never enjoyed fantasy. What drew me to this series is the realism and the existential questions that are posed by the complex characters. It was refreshing to read a writer who believed that her teenage readers could handle this material.
