Worlds of Ink and Shadow
Lena Coakley Genre: YA Historical Fiction, Fantasy
Release Date: January 5, 2016
Publisher: HarperCollins/Amulet Books
ISBN: 978-1419710346
ASIN: B017RCX58C
Pages: 352
Goodreads Rating: 3.64
My Rating: 5.0
Book Description:
Charlotte, Branwell, Emily, and Anne. The Brontë siblings
have always been inseparable. After all, nothing can bond four siblings quite
like life in an isolated parsonage out on the moors. Their vivid imaginations
lend them escape from their strict upbringing, actually transporting them into
their created worlds: the glittering Verdopolis and the romantic and melancholy
Gondal. But at what price? As Branwell begins to slip into madness and the
sisters feel their real lives slipping away, they must weigh the cost of their
powerful imaginations, even as their characters—the brooding Rogue and dashing
Duke of Zamorna—refuse to let them go.
Gorgeously written and based on the Brontës’ juvenilia,
Worlds of Ink & Shadow brings to life one of history’s most celebrated
literary families.
My Take on the Book:
That was
beautiful, heart breaking and wonderful all at once.
The Bronte
sisters wrote beautiful books that helped ensnare me into the imagining of an
author. Their stories sparked a love of reading and a love of unconventional
characters. So logically, when the opportunity to read and review this book, fictional
though it may be, about said siblings I didn’t even hesitate.
The story was
written extremely well and did little to make me want to put it down. The
characters, made me feel, not just for them but for what they cared for.
If ever there
was a story to explain their worlds this most definitely would be it. I loved
it fully, from the first page to Tabby and the strange array of animals till
the very sad but completely compelling and beautiful ending.
5 Quills
Logically,
I know that the story is over and it makes no sense trying to continue it but a
part of me wishes there was more to tell. More adventures to accompany them on.
More romance and heartbreak and bravery…. More of everything.
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About The Author Lena Coakley was born in Milford, Connecticut and grew up on Long Island. In High School, Creative Writing was the only course she ever failed (nothing was ever good enough to hand in!), but, undeterred, she went on to study writing at Sarah Lawrence College. She lives in Toronto, Canada. Witchlanders is her debut novel.
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