The Sweetest Dark
by Shana Abe
Bantam Books
August 2012? or April 2013 (Amazon.)
If you're a Libba Bray fan, keep an eye out for this one.
16 year old Victorian-era London orphan gets a chance to attend a remote, prestigious private academy for girls...and meets two very different boys along the way, both of whom are important to her journey toward understanding her own magic.
Questions to think about: what if you learned that you could do something unusual and dangerous...would you dare to try? What if you had to learn it anyway in order to save the ones you care about?
Dark, gothic, rich in the telling. Magic, historical setting, and romance all in one. I particularly like that the main character, Eleanore Jones, is clearly in charge of her journey. She definitely decides which steps she will take and acts on her own--no "blown along by events" or "pulled in a certain direction" action here. She may be in unfamiliar territory, but she's there under her own power and makes leaps based on her own thoughts and feelings. I appreciate that in a heroine...!
Good read for teens and adults who like teen fiction.
Thumbs up!
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