Splendors and Glooms
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780606351706 (0606351701)
Publish date: January 7th 2014
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Pages no: 400
Edition language: English
It seemed to me the ending dragged on after the story lines had basically been resolved and the additional scene didn't seem to add anything to the depth of the story. I liked the story, but don't think it will stay with me - I feel like I should have been more invested in the main characters than I...
Book Title: Splendors and Glooms Author: Laura Amy Schlitz Book details: 384 pages Published August 28th 2012 by Candlewick My review: This is a fantastic children's book with very dark subject matter that make reading it as an adult all the more amazing. Clara Wintermute the daughter of a wealt...
I am wavering between three and four stars. The premise is right up my alley: plucky and clever children encounter intrigue, mystery, and magic in Victorian London. I liked almost all the characters (particularly the children Lizzie Rose, Clara, and Persefall). And the book is full of wonderful desc...
It is officially official – I will read anything that Ms. Schlitz puts out from here to eternity. Her batting average with me is 3.5 for 4 and that’s pretty impressive. I believe Drowned Maiden’s Hair was her debut. It is a book that I still think about. It really surprised me with its fully rea...
I think this might be the first book I've read that I'd put on the same level with JKR's writing in the Potter books. The detail. The way the story is spun. The writing. It's full of detail & imagery but not too much. But it's enough to make you see and feel and smell the settings. I'd almost ventur...
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