After reading Nancy Werlin’s book Impossible, I was immediately enthralled by her writing. She writes in this really magical way that feels like you’re being hypnotized or something. And since faeries are one of my favorite topics, I was so eager to read Extraordinary.The premise of this book was si...
First, I’ll just say I loved everything about this book. From the writing to the design of the book! There wasn’t a character I didn’t like and the way it was written was beautiful. Extraordinary’s main character, Phoebe Rothschild, comes from a wealthy and extraordinary family. Phoebe doesn’t thin...
I didn't realize this book built on the history of Mayer Rothschild and his family, and that was an interesting discovery because I'd picked up a two-part history of the Rothschilds by Niall Ferguson just a few days before reading Extraordinary by Nancy Werlin. Those books along with a couple of oth...
Extraordinary is Werlin's newest book, and delves into, if such a thing were to exist, a realistic fantasy. I've heard tell that one of the new Things in YA literature has been faeries, but this has been one of the only ones I've bothered to read, and I'm very glad I did. It's rare to find a book, p...
I really wanted to like this one. The premise on the book jacket really grabbed me and went in with some high expectations. I was a little disappointed at first, and then found myself not feeling anything as I read. No sympathy for Phoebe, the fairies, Mallory. Even though I didn't particularly car...
I particularly loved how Werlin grounded her fantasy in the modern world. The friendship between Mallory and Phoebe was well-drawn and believable. The backstory was engrossing and the cultural Judaica fit wellin the lives of her characters. Pure love.Library copy
2.5 A lot of what I said n my review of Impossible applies to Extraordinary, too, but my reaction was unfortunately less pleased overall. The odd juvenile streak I saw in Impossible became an actual tendency in Werlin's writing in this. There were times when it felt very young - not in content bu...
2.5 This was an interesting story with a very obvious moral. There were things that I liked about it, but I also felt like there were times when it got bogged down. There were just a few dull moments, or moments where Werlin pushed the moral harder than necessary. It's a great moral, but I didn't wa...
At first I didn't really have high expectations for this book because many other people didn't seem to like it, but I disagree with them. Nancy Werlin has amazed me once again. This book didn't top Werlin's other best seller, Impossible, but it came somewhat close. This book mainly focuses on the...
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