![]() ![]() ![]() I particularly like the character of Triss's little sister, Penn, and Violet, her dead brother's girlfriend. This book definitely breaks away from the usual fantasy story lines – I have never read anything quite like it. Hardinge lights up the otherwise realistic setting with touches of magic. It is dark and eerie, blurring the lines between good and evil, but also carries a strong theme of love. Suspenseful and compelling, the story is built on centuries of old myths and legends with elements of gothic fantasy and history. I enjoyed the new slant on changeling stories, told here from the changeling's point of view. As strange things continue to happen to her, Triss must enter the realm of the mysterious "besiders" in order to save herself, before it's too late. Her parents believe her to be ill, but she discovers that something unimaginably terrifying has happened to her. Everything seems strange and unfamiliar, her dolls scream at her and her sister is terrified of her. After Triss, our heroine, wakes up after an accident, she knows something is not right. ![]()
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