by Elizabeth Hand
I think that I'm supposed to have a very Flowers in the Attic reaction to this book. It is about a romantic and sexual relationship between first cousins, after all, and they do carry on their trysts in an attic. (That's... blatant.) I think this is where I show how much historical fiction I've read...
So,last night I was thinking how I don't have anything interesting to read even though I have over a thousand books on my e-reader but then I came across Illyria and thought WTH,let's do this. This book was so strange I almost gave up reading it till the endbecause these too friendly dry humping cou...
I started reading this book today because I was bored and I needed something to distract myself and got so caught up that I finished it couple hours ago. Book is amazing. I like that author used one of my favorite Shakespeare´s plays - Twelfth Night - as light-motive. Love story is definitely some...
The setting was really well done, very nicely established, and the book was very atmospheric, but there wasn't much of a plot, and the characters and their relationships weren't developed enough to retain my interest. Didn't do it for me.
by Elizabeth HandOpening line: "Rogan and I were cousins; our fathers were identical twins."Growing up in the sprawling Tierney clan, Rogan and Maddy are unusually close. Not only are their fathers identical twins, they themselves were born on the same day. And in all of the respectable stockbrokers...
Before I say anything else, I just have to say that Elizabeth Hand is an absolutely phenomenal writer. Seriously, the breathtakingly gorgeous writing of this story blew me away. I can't wait to read more of her; I need to hit the library to pick up some of her adult titles.Calling this book young ad...
This is more along the linees of magical realism and probably for older teens even adults. Would probably do better in the adult section as a novella. That said I enjoyed it very much. The ending was sad but sweet.
This is more along the linees of magical realism and probably for older teens even adults. Would probably do better in the adult section as a novella. That said I enjoyed it very much. The ending was sad but sweet.
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