This is a dark and brooding Gothic novel. Hen's situation sinks lower and lower until she is at the point of despair. She finally finds a way out, but the book might be too heavy for kids who are sensitive by nature and easily upset. It was a little bit hard for me to read, but Strange's beautiful use of language and a knowledge that children's books almost always have a happy ending kept me going. (2017, 288 p)
Friday, January 26, 2018
The Secret of Nightingale Wood by Lucy Strange
This is a dark and brooding Gothic novel. Hen's situation sinks lower and lower until she is at the point of despair. She finally finds a way out, but the book might be too heavy for kids who are sensitive by nature and easily upset. It was a little bit hard for me to read, but Strange's beautiful use of language and a knowledge that children's books almost always have a happy ending kept me going. (2017, 288 p)
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