The Twin's Daughter by Lauren Baratz-Logsted

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Mystery, romance, drama mix together in this book of identity swapping/stealing. The story is set in the past and the author has managed to create a Victorian era feel to her prose. He choice of language and syntax adds to the dated setting very successfully. The story was good with a final twist.



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A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


I could not read this book in one sitting - it was too heart wrenching. I needed time to compose myself. Conor experiences nightmares in the shape of a yew tree monster. The nightmares are connected to his mother's fight with breast cancer. The portrayal of Conor's anguish, anger, and desperation is so real that my heart was breaking most of the time I was reading. Have the Kleenex handy.



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