Flora Segunda
Flora knows better than to take shortcuts in her family home, Crackpot Hall--the house has eleven thousand rooms, and ever since her mother banished the magickal butler, those rooms move around at random. But Flora is late for school, so she takes the unpredictable elevator anyway. Huge mistake....
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Flora knows better than to take shortcuts in her family home, Crackpot Hall--the house has eleven thousand rooms, and ever since her mother banished the magickal butler, those rooms move around at random. But Flora is late for school, so she takes the unpredictable elevator anyway. Huge mistake. Lost in her own house, she stumbles upon the long-banished butler--and into a mind-blowing muddle of intrigue and betrayal that changes her world forever. Full of wildly clever plot twists, this extraordinary first novel establishes Ysabeau Wilce as a compelling new voice in teen fantasy.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780152054397 (0152054391)
Publish date: 2008
Publisher: Harcourt
Pages no: 427
Edition language: English
Series: Flora Trilogy (#1)
I liked the book; the good stuff were pretty good and the bad stuff pretty bad. It started out great; I thought I was going to love it, but slowly it went downhill."Yes" to:- Magical. The world created had enough magic for me to be very satisfied. I love the butlers (the detizens). Valefor was the k...
I liked the book; the good stuff were pretty good and the bad stuff pretty bad. It started out great; I thought I was going to love it, but slowly it went downhill."Yes" to:- Magical. The world created had enough magic for me to be very satisfied. I love the butlers (the detizens). Valefor was the k...
DNF. the book bored me. I started to pick it up again and the dread at having to slog thorough it decided me. plot twists are one thing, this book is poorly written whiplash. I like Flora as a character, really wish she was in a better book.
[DISCLAIMER: As with the Canetti-book, the rating reflects my reading experience, not the quality of the work.]Since the new year is approaching fast, I have decided to become much stricter with my reading habits. It used to be that I had to finish books no matter how dull or hard I might find readi...
Read my full review at SFF Book ReviewWhat an adorable book. I have Ellen Kushner to thank for putting it on my radar in the SF Squeecast - Flora Segunda did not disappoint. This is a fun adventure story of a girl who yearns to be a ranger - a sort of magical spy - but her family insists she join th...
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