Window and Mirror Books

A book that I read recently that I enjoyed was the book Vanishing Act, by Laura Martin. It was the sequel to a very good book known as Float. Vanishing Act was a reread, but it was even better the second time around. I think this book is a bit of both for me, a window and a mirror. A window book is a window into something that’s unfamiliar. A mirror is a book that’s like your life already. Like the protagonist in the story, Hank, I enjoy being “seen”. But unlike Hank, I don’t need to be seen all the time. I think that this book is more of a mirror though in some obvious ways. For one, I’m not a boy. Two, I don’t have a RISK factor, which is a huge part of the story. A RISK factor is like an uncontrollable, often potentially dangerous superpower. I often choose window books rather than mirror  books because I like going into new worlds, but I also often choose mirrors.