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...
Full review also posted here on TotalTeenFictionFire Spell was one of those rare things in that it was a book I hadn't heard of before I came across it. The story follows Clara who becomes fascinated by the puppeteer Grisini and the children who help run his shows. Suddenly she becomes more wrapped ...
This is tricky. I've been reading so many picturebooks that I had to shift gears to rate a novel. Why? Because I spent so much more time on this book that I want to rate it higher. Just because I read it and liked it, I want to say I "really" liked it. But truth be told, I don't know how many people...
This book is great. It has all the good characters: the sad, neglected rich girl, the feral orphan boy, the genteel orphan girl, etc. there is magic in the book, but the book isn't about magic. It is about redemption, and finding love in all the wrong (and right) places. The plot, while timeless...
This is a really good story. The characters are very well written and the story is enjoyable. I wish the story had gone into more detail about the magic, specifically how the automaton watch let Grisini turn Clara into a marionette. Otherwise it was a really solid story and I enjoyed it a lot.
A book that falls awkwardly on the mg/YA divide. I’ve heard some good arguments for counting it as mg (and therefore Newbery eligible) but to me the tone seemed more YA. Also, I do agree that Lizzie and Parcefal read young, but I thought they were supposed to. Anyway, none of that really has anythin...
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