Beautiful writing, but the plot was too slow at times. I wish the characters had more self-confidence but despite that I loved them. Ali Shaw has created a wonderful world in this book and I am looking forward to reading more of his writings.3 Stars.
This was an interesting one. On an island where a creature is said to exist, in legends, that turns everything it looks at pure white, a girl finds herself with an unusual predicament - her feet are turning into glass, and that glass is creeping further and further up her body. Paired with an introv...
I can almost guarantee that you won't have read anything quite like the Girl with Glass Feet by Ali Shaw, a young novelist who deserves more attention. The Guardian review said of it 'Shaw has worded the great tradition of European fairy tales and come up with an ingenious story so deft it defies th...
I...I don't know what I was expecting. It certainly wasn't this. I knew nothing about this book before picking it up. It turned up on one of my lists, and I ordered it from the library, and eventually read it.And at times, it felt like it was written just for me. It fit so neatly into things I love,...
Beautiful. Intriguing. Well written. Heart wrenching. These are just some of the words and phrases that come to my mind when I think out this book. The story takes place in the winter on the archipelago of St. Hauda's Land. It follows the story of Midas Crook, a loner who prefers the company of his ...
This book took me ages to finish. Some parts were a real struggle, but others were great. The ending was a bit of a let down... it was obvious that it would end in tears (and that was well handled) but a double "tragedy" seemed more in keeping with the tale
I'm having a real hard time finishing this book. It's very boring and soooooooooo sloooooooow, it's killing my soul. I'm only finishing it because i bought it. This will teach me not to buy a book because it has a very pretty and very fancy cover.Update:Finally finished!! I'm free!! I had previously...
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