The Perilous Gard
In 1558, while exiled by Queen Mary Tudor to a remote castle known as Perilous Gard, young Kate Sutton becomes involved in a series of mysterious events that lead her to an underground world peopled by Fairy Folkwhose customs are even older than the Druids’ and include human sacrifice.
In 1558, while exiled by Queen Mary Tudor to a remote castle known as Perilous Gard, young Kate Sutton becomes involved in a series of mysterious events that lead her to an underground world peopled by Fairy Folkwhose customs are even older than the Druids’ and include human sacrifice.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780618150731 (0618150730)
ASIN: 618150730
Publish date: October 29th 2001
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Pages no: 280
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Magic,
Adventure,
Teen,
Paranormal,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Fairies,
Young Adult Fantasy,
Fairy Tales
What a charming story. Written in 1974, it might be a little lumbering and meandering for the modern hectic pace, but the excellent protagonist and the complexity of concept more than make up for the author’s somewhat extra-rich embroidery of descriptions. In the beginning of the story, seventeen-ye...
I really wanted to like this book. I thought for sure I would. It had such great reviews. It was a fairy story. It featured the Tam Lin legend, which I love. I was positive I'd adore it. But... I didn't.As I read it I kept thinking it was just so long-winded. It took forever for anything to happ...
2.5 stars.I honestly don't remember it all that much. I remember thinking it was okay but I didn't really like it. I remember being bored. So there you go.
An old favourite from my teens. It really does need a new home now.
I enjoyed the story, including the setting and characters, but I would have appreciated a little more dialogue and time to get to know the characters better. Otherwise, nice story, very short.
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