Maureen Doyle McQuerry
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I read this last year, but it's recently out in paperback, so I wanted to have a more recent word about it. LOVED THIS BOOK. It is such unique YA. It had a flavor of steam punk and also supernatural, and I think it is one of the most under rated YA books of last year. So get it and read it. They've ...
An adventurous story with a likeable heroine, set in a quirky historical time period. I liked its mix of historical fiction and fantasy. And it's a nice break from post-apocalyptic *everything* in YA.
I'm generally a big fan of steampunk novels, and so I was excited to read The Peculiars. Although, it didn't turn out to be quite what I expected. This was a book that held my attention for the most part, but was really missing something also. Slow at parts, I almost didn't make it through. Still, a...
I really dug the world of this book - I had problems with the pacing & characterization.
After reading all of the negative reviews on The Peculiars I wasn't expecting that much. I was happily surprised that although the book is rather slow-paced, the setting was definitely worth it. Lena's dad was a goblin, a Peculiar. Now the government has decided that all Peculiars have to be sent t...