Goodbye, Mount Emily

Mount Emily #4

by Low Ying Ping, Chee Jia Yi (Illustrator), Ying Ping Low

In the concluding book of the Mount Emily series, Patsy and Elena are now in Secondary Four and face having to leave Mount Emily Girls’ School by the end of the year. However, they soon find that graduating from their beloved school is the least of their concerns, as unexpected circumstances lead them to have a final showdown with the Midnight Warriors, and in so doing, change the course of time travel forever.

186 pages, Paperback

Published December 1, 2017

About the author

Low Ying Ping is the author of two middle grade fantasy series, Mount Emily and Prophecy of the Underworld. She has also written a three-volume English adaptation of the Chinese classic, Journey to the West, for younger children. Her books have won the Singapore Book Awards and were shortlisted for the Hedwig Anuar Children’s Book Award and the Popular Readers’ Choice Award. A short story has also won second prize in the British Fantasy Society’s short story competition. She will be making her U.S. debut with the middle grade novel, Song of the Yellow Dragon, in 2026.

Reviews

[evelina · Rating 3 out of 5]

This one was good but I think still I liked the third book in the series the most.

[Epigram Books · Rating 5 out of 5]

“I found this a riveting read. A complex story vividly told!”
— Tan Ter Cheah, author of One: Based on a True Story of Grit and Courage

“The story displays a keen sensitivity to human relationships, and will appeal to children, teens and the young at heart.”
— Huang Jinfang, English Language Teacher and Mother of Two

“Low Ying Ping has done it again with her second book, that sees Patsy and Elena on a rip-roaring, catch-in-the-throat adventure. I couldn’t put the book down. Firmly set in Singapore, yet a universal YA fantasy like any five-starred Amazon book I would buy for my children.”
— Hwee Goh, Former Journalist and Author of Timmy and Tammy Discover Children’s Book Series

“Author Ying Ping continues to build the characters and their relationships, injecting surprise elements into Midnight At Mount Emily that will keep her readers interested and engaged. There’s a bit of everything in this book - mystery, action, drama with a sprinkle of romance. A time travel adventure that kids can really sink their reading teeth into!”
— Suzanne Jung, Media Consultant and Former Channel NewsAsia News Anchor and Editor

"Author Ying Ping continues to build the characters and their relationships, injecting surprise elements into Midnight At Mount Emily that will keep her readers interested and engaged. There's a bit of everything in this book - mystery, action, drama with a sprinkle of romance. A time travel adventure that kids can really sink their reading teeth into!”
– Suzanne Jung, media consultant and former Channel NewsAsia news anchor and editor

“The third book in Low Ying Ping's Mt Emily series is yet another wonderful adventure as we are transported through a very much timeless adventure. The well pieced together plot is so incredibly creative and well written that it can and should be enjoyed by all ages. Seamlessly sewing the elements of a local Singapore book with that of a classic YA novel, I could barely put it down.
– Kyra Tan Kai Lin, 14, Singapore Chinese Girls' School

“This book made me go ‘wow!’ out loud when details that I didn't think were important all came together in the most unexpected way. I found myself thinking about the story and the characters even after I turned the last page.
– Annika Yeo, 12, Raffles Girls’ Primary School

“This nail-biting adventure never fails to entertain me no matter how many times I read it. I hope the next book will come soon.
– Wong Kylin, 11, Mayflower Primary School

[Hwee Goh · Rating 5 out of 5]

I started this book yesterday and despite my hopeless memory with names and plots, dove right into this tale. I laughed, I cried, I marveled at this tightly spun tale. I give this whole series FIVE SOLID STARS!!

[Ziqin Ng · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kelvin deserved better 😭

[K & B · Rating 5 out of 5]

The first time I read this, together with the other series, I probably enjoyed it, giving it a 4 star. But now, a good 3 years later, I've been hit by it so hard. Words can't even express it! The unbreakable bonds between the friendship of Elena and Patsy really is an exemplary example of a true friendship - no matter what, they'll always be there for one another. Then there is that 'sprinkle of romance' with Wu Ji, as seen throughout the novels, always will be there for each other. Of course, there's Charlotte and Raine, the sacrifices they had to make, the burden!

I'm so happy and thankful for Low Ying Ping for writing this series. I will read it again and again, and still yearn for more, the future of all the characters, like they existed. Worth a read, for sure.