3 leaning on 3.5; 4 if I'm feeling pleased.This is my first novel by Ms. Author, so I haven't had the pleasure of reading her previous books that I've learned also feature Venice. Ever since I've read The Thief Lord, I've wanted more stories in a Venetian setting, so when I saw the Fate in the Box i...
Nell’estate del 1899 qualcosa di strano sta accadendo a Venezia: il mare si è fatto caldo come il sangue, squali si aggirano per la laguna e i pozzi vomitano colonne d’acqua bollente. Tra gli scienziati chiamati a investigare sui fenomeni c’è la famiglia di Teodora Stampara, undicenne curiosa, intel...
Michelle Lovric's The True and Splendid History of the Harristown Sisters is a dark tale. The seven Swiney sisters, born in poverty in rural Harristown, Ireland, spend their days fighting with each other. Black-haired Darcy, the eldest, has them all in fear of her temper and her fists. The brunette ...
I'm a massive fan of Michelle Lovric and this novel is her best to date. In Minguillo Fasan and Sor Loreta she has created two convincingly twisted and manipulative characters, pitting them against (the slightly too good to be true) Marcella and Santo, against the backdrop of Venice (naturally) and ...
I have mixed feelings about this book. The setting was awesome. I loved the mermaids and I'm not someone who's usually impressed with mermaids. The whole alternate historic Venice setting was great and so was the Book. I liked the heroine Teo(dora). She has exactly the qualities a lonely, geeky book...
An alt-history tale of Venice, where the city is under attack from a hidden, magical enemy and only an adopted girl, Teodora - with the help of a lot of mermaids, a prophecy and a boy - can hope to win the day.The first thing which will hit the reader in this book is the style. It's extremely ornat...
This author writes historical fiction as it really should be written. Few authors succeed as she does. She takes all the facts of the time and people and teaches it all to the reader by adding a few fictional characters. The only fictional characters added to this novel are a cat, a gondolier, the ...
The Book Of Human Skin is an epic, sensationalist and gripping tale of sibling rivalry taken to the extreme. Born in 18th century Venice, Minguillo Fasan has already dispatched of his older sister by the time his younger sister, Marcella, is born. What follows is the account of his attempts to rui...
Um livro diferente. ( http://labirinto-livros.blogspot.com/2012/01/o-remedio.html)Mais uma vez, parti à descoberta e decidi ler um livro de um autor que ainda não conhecia. Este Remédio pareceu-me ser interessante por várias razões. Primeiro, a acção decorre em duas cidades que exercem um grande fas...
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