by Laura Amy Schlitz
A Newbery Honor winner book set in the Victorian Era. The streets, smells, sounds and dangers of London come to life through Schlitz’s use of imagery. Schlitz’s writes a novel that is pieced together by the retelling of the different character’s lives. Fate, mystery, and magic bring together thre...
There's a good story in there somewhere but it was just so sloooow.
Such an amazing book. Put it on your lists! Read it! Review soon.
I loved this book. It's spooky and dark, and reminded me of "Night Circus" by Morgenstern. The different character's perspectives are pieced together so masterfully. It's long, but never gets boring. The children depicted are imperfect and real, and the adult character of Madama is particularly comp...
Perfection. I know distinguished when I see it.
3.75 out of 5 starsSplendors and Glooms is a hard beast for me to categorize upon finishing; it's labelled most commonly as middle grade, and while some elements certainly come across that way, others are far more mature and advanced than usually seen for that genre. It's a dark, detailed and very G...
Log in with Facebook 
