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賲乇爻蹖 賵 禺賵丕賴乇卮 丿乇 丿賳蹖丕蹖蹖 倬乇 丕夭 乇丕夭 賵 乇賲夭 夭賳丿诏蹖 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁嗀�. 丌賳鈥屬囏� 賴乇 乇賵夭貙 丿乇 夭賲爻鬲丕賳蹖 丕亘丿蹖 亘丕 胤賱賵毓 禺賵乇卮蹖丿 賲蹖鈥屫堌жㄙ嗀�. 賴乇 乇賵夭 賲孬賱 乇賵夭 賯亘賱 丕爻鬲. 丕賲丕 賲乇爻蹖 丿乇 賲爻蹖乇 倬乇 倬蹖趩 賵 禺賲 鬲丕乇蹖禺趩賴鈥屰� 夭賳丿诏蹖 丕賯賵丕賲卮貙 爻乇賳禺鈥屬囏й屰� 丕夭 賲乇诏 賲丕丿乇卮 倬蹖丿丕 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗀�. 丌蹖丕 丿禺鬲乇讴 賲蹖鈥屫堌з嗀� 丨賯蹖賯鬲 乇丕 鬲丕 倬丕蹖丕賳 賵 亘丿賵賳 賳丕亘賵丿 讴乇丿賳 禺丕賳賴貙 倬丿乇 蹖丕 丿蹖诏乇丕賳 丿賳亘丕賱 讴賳丿責
258 pages, Paperback
First published December 25, 2004
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Sarah Singleton
34听books71听followersSarah Singleton was born in Thornbury in 1966. She was educated at the University of Nottingham and has travelled in Europe, India and Nepal. She has two daughters, Fuchsia and Poppy.
She worked as a reporter for local weekly newspapers, including the Wiltshire Gazette & Herald, before becoming a writer and freelance journalist in 2007. A novella, In The Mirror (Enigmatic Novellas #4), was reprinted by Cosmos Books in 2001. Her first novel (for adults), The Crow Maiden, was published by Cosmos in 2000 and was short-listed for the IAFA Crawford Award. She has had short stories published in various magazines and anthologies, including Black Static, QWF magazine, Enigmatic Tales and Interzone.
She worked as a reporter for local weekly newspapers, including the Wiltshire Gazette & Herald, before becoming a writer and freelance journalist in 2007. A novella, In The Mirror (Enigmatic Novellas #4), was reprinted by Cosmos Books in 2001. Her first novel (for adults), The Crow Maiden, was published by Cosmos in 2000 and was short-listed for the IAFA Crawford Award. She has had short stories published in various magazines and anthologies, including Black Static, QWF magazine, Enigmatic Tales and Interzone.
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May 12, 2018
賮讴乇 賳賲蹖讴乇丿賲 丕蹖賳賯丿乇 禺賵卮賲 亘蹖丕丿. 夭蹖丕丿蹖 賴賲 讴賵丿讴丕賳賴 賳亘賵丿. 蹖賴 丕賳乇跇蹖 鬲賵乇賵丨 讴鬲丕亘 亘賵丿. 亘賴賲 丕賳乇跇蹖 夭賳丿诏蹖 丿丕丿...丨爻 丕蹖賳讴賴 讴丕卮 趩蹖夭蹖 亘丕卮賴 亘乇丕卮 亘噩賳诏賲. 丿爻鬲 賲鬲乇噩賲 丕賳鬲卮丕乇丕鬲 丕賮賯 丿乇丿 賳讴賳賴貙 賲丨爻賵爻丕賳賴 禺賵亘 鬲乇噩賲賴 讴乇丿賴 亘賵丿.乇丿賴 爻賳蹖 亘乇丕卮 賯丕卅賱 賳賲蹖卮賲貙 亘禺賵賳丿蹖卮.
June 20, 2018
All hail the book that broke my reading slump, yayyyyyy XD
Century is a debut YA novel that follows two sisters Mercy and Charity who live in this old, forbidden mansion with their father who is determined to not let them see the light of day. Those who live in the mansion are full of secrets and Mercy's encounters with a man named Claudius changes everything. Mercy soon learns that she must break this curse placed upon them all before it is too late. I really liked the use of time travel, ghosts and old writing extracts. It created a strong atmosphere to the storyline. I did feel that the pacing moved a little too quickly for me, and due to the strong gothic vibes I got from seeing the book cover, it wasn't overly scary for me. I do like my creepy stories so felt a little downhearted about that aspect.
Century is a debut YA novel that follows two sisters Mercy and Charity who live in this old, forbidden mansion with their father who is determined to not let them see the light of day. Those who live in the mansion are full of secrets and Mercy's encounters with a man named Claudius changes everything. Mercy soon learns that she must break this curse placed upon them all before it is too late. I really liked the use of time travel, ghosts and old writing extracts. It created a strong atmosphere to the storyline. I did feel that the pacing moved a little too quickly for me, and due to the strong gothic vibes I got from seeing the book cover, it wasn't overly scary for me. I do like my creepy stories so felt a little downhearted about that aspect.
December 17, 2019
蹖賴 亘丕乇 丿蹖诏賴 賴賲 賲蹖鈥屫堎嗁呚� 夭亘丕賳鈥屫ж蒂勠�. 丕蹖賳賲 禺蹖賱蹖 禺丕氐 賵 丿乇丿賳丕讴 亘賵丿.
January 18, 2020
禺賵亘 亘賵丿. 鬲賯乇蹖亘丕 賴賲賵賳鈥屬傌� 讴賴 丕賳鬲馗丕乇卮 乇賵 丿丕卮鬲賲. 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 趩賳丿丕賳 胤賵賱丕賳蹖 賳蹖爻鬲貙 丕蹖丿賴鈥屰� 禺蹖賱蹖 禺賵亘蹖 丿丕乇賴 讴賴 亘賴 賳馗乇賲 丕夭 讴賱蹖卮賴鈥屬囏й� 賮丕賳鬲夭蹖 亘賴 丿賵乇賴 賵 噩匕丕亘賴. 丕賱亘鬲賴 卮丕蹖丿 亘毓囟蹖 噩丕賴丕 賲蹖鈥屫簇� 賯賵蹖鈥屫� 賳賵卮鬲賴 亘卮賴貙 亘毓囟蹖 亘丕诏鈥屬囏� 乇賵 丕诏賴 賳丿丕卮鬲 禺蹖賱蹖 亘賴鬲乇 亘賵丿 賵 亘毓囟蹖 氐丨賳賴鈥屬囏� 乇賵 賲蹖鈥屫簇� 亘賴鬲乇 鬲賵氐蹖賮 讴乇丿 賵 卮乇丨 丿丕丿. 賵 丕賱亘鬲賴 丕賵丕蹖賱卮 蹖讴 賲賯丿丕乇 爻禺鬲鈥屫堌з嗁� 賵 賲賲讴賳賴 丿蹖乇 亘丕 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 丕禺鬲 亘卮蹖賳貙 亘丕 丕蹖賳 丨丕賱 禺賵亘 亘賵丿. 賯胤毓丕 丕乇夭卮 蹖讴 亘丕乇 禺賵賳丿賳 乇賵 丿丕乇賴. 丕蹖 讴丕卮 亘丕乇 丕丨爻丕爻蹖卮 蹖賴 讴賲 亘蹖卮鬲乇 亘賵丿 讴賴 丿蹖诏賴 乇丕丨鬲 倬賳噩 賲蹖鈥屫ж� 亘賴卮. 賵賱蹖 禺亘 趩賴丕乇 賴賲 賳賲乇賴鈥屰� 禺丿丕爻鬲.
倬.賳: 毓噩蹖亘賴 賲賳 丕蹖賳 賴賲賴 讴鬲丕亘 賳禺賵賳丿賴鈥屫й� 乇賵 讴賴 鬲賵蹖 讴鬲丕亘禺賵賳賴 賵 丨爻丕亘 賮蹖丿蹖亘賵 賵 胤丕賯趩賴鈥屫з� 丿丕乇賲 賳賲蹖鈥屫堎嗁呚� 亘毓丿 賲蹖鈥屫辟� 丿賳亘丕賱 讴鬲丕亘蹖 讴賴 丕氐賱丕 鬲賵蹖 亘丕夭丕乇 賳蹖爻鬲 賵 亘賴 夭賵乇 丕夭 蹖讴 讴鬲丕亘禺賵賳賴 倬蹖丿丕卮 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁� :))
倬.賳: 毓噩蹖亘賴 賲賳 丕蹖賳 賴賲賴 讴鬲丕亘 賳禺賵賳丿賴鈥屫й� 乇賵 讴賴 鬲賵蹖 讴鬲丕亘禺賵賳賴 賵 丨爻丕亘 賮蹖丿蹖亘賵 賵 胤丕賯趩賴鈥屫з� 丿丕乇賲 賳賲蹖鈥屫堎嗁呚� 亘毓丿 賲蹖鈥屫辟� 丿賳亘丕賱 讴鬲丕亘蹖 讴賴 丕氐賱丕 鬲賵蹖 亘丕夭丕乇 賳蹖爻鬲 賵 亘賴 夭賵乇 丕夭 蹖讴 讴鬲丕亘禺賵賳賴 倬蹖丿丕卮 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁� :))
August 10, 2022
鈥� 賲蹖丕賳 毓賲丕乇鬲蹖 爻賳诏蹖 賵 爻乇丿貙 賲丨氐賵乇 卮丿賴 丿乇 卮亘 賵 爻乇賲丕貙 禺丕賳賵丕丿賴鈥屫й� 夭賳丿诏蹖 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁嗀� 丿賵 丿禺鬲乇 讴賵趩讴貙 丿賵 禺丿賲鬲讴丕乇貙 賵 倬丿乇蹖 賮乇賵 乇賮鬲賴 丿乇 丿乇丿 賵 丕賮爻賵爻.
賲乇爻蹖 诏賵蹖蹖 丿乇 卮亘 夭賳丿丕賳蹖 丕爻鬲. 丕賵 賵 禺賵丕賴乇卮 亘丕 胤賱賵毓 禺賵乇卮蹖丿 賲蹖鈥屫堌жㄙ嗀� 賵 賴賲鈥屫测€屬呚з� 亘丕 睾乇賵亘卮 亘蹖丿丕乇 賲蹖鈥屫促堎嗀�. 夭賳丿诏蹖 丕賵 蹖讴賳賵丕禺鬲 丕爻鬲. 賱丨馗賴鈥屬囏й屫� 卮亘蹖賴 亘賴鈥屬囐呪€屫з嗀�. 賲丿鬲鈥屬囏ж池� 噩夭 夭賲爻鬲丕賳 賵 亘乇賮 賵 蹖禺 趩蹖夭 丿蹖诏乇蹖 賳丿蹖丿賴貙 鬲丕 丕蹖賳鈥屭┵� 卮亘蹖貙 卮丕禺賴 诏賱蹖 鬲丕夭賴 讴賳丕乇 鬲禺鬲卮 倬蹖丿丕 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗀� 賵 丨囟賵乇 睾乇蹖亘賴鈥屫й屫� 倬乇丿賴 丕夭 乇丕夭賴丕蹖 毓賲丕乇鬲卮丕賳 亘乇賲蹖鈥屫ж必�. 乇丕夭賴丕蹖蹖 讴賴 鬲丕乇蹖讴 賵 禺賵賳鈥屫①勝堌з嗀�. 鈥�
爻丕賱鈥屬囏� 倬蹖卮 禺賱丕氐賴鈥屰� 丕蹖賳 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 乇賵 丿丕禺賱 蹖讴蹖 丕夭 讴鬲丕亘鈥屬囏й� 賳卮乇 丕賮賯 禺賵賳丿賲 賵 丕夭 丕賵賳 賲賵賯毓 丿乇亘賴鈥屫� 丿賳亘丕賱卮 亘賵丿賲. 賵賱蹖 賳亘賵丿貙 倬蹖丿丕 賳賲蹖鈥屫簇�. 讴鬲丕亘鈥屫堎嗁団€屬囏� 賳丿丕卮鬲賳卮貙 爻丕蹖鬲丕 鬲賲賵賲 讴乇丿賴 亘賵丿賳. 讴鬲丕亘鈥屬佖辟堌篡屸€屬囏� 讴賴 丨鬲蹖 丕爻賲卮 乇賵 賴賲 賳卮賳蹖丿賴 亘賵丿賳! 鬲丕 丕蹖賳鈥屭┵� 禺蹖賱蹖 丕鬲賮丕賯蹖貙 倬卮鬲 讴鬲丕亘鈥屬囏й� 诏賵卮賴鈥屫й屸€屫臂屬� 賯賮爻賴鈥屰� 蹖賴 讴鬲丕亘鈥屫堎嗁� 倬蹖丿丕卮 讴乇丿賲 賵 趩賵賳 賲毓卮賵賯蹖 讴賴 爻丕賱蹖丕賳鈥屫池з� 丕夭賲 丿賵乇 亘賵丿賴 亘丕卮賴貙 亘賴 爻蹖賳賴 趩爻亘賵賳丿賲卮.
丿丕爻鬲丕賳 讴鬲丕亘 夭蹖亘丕爻鬲. 禺蹖賱蹖 禺蹖賱蹖 夭蹖亘丕爻鬲. 丨丕賱鈥屬堎囐堌й� 讴賱丕爻蹖讴卮 亘乇丕蹖 賲賳 丨讴賲 賳賵爻鬲丕賱跇蹖 丿丕卮鬲 賵 賲毓賲丕賴丕卮... 賵丕賯毓丕 禺賱丕賯丕賳賴 賵 鬲丕夭賴 亘賵丿賳丿. 亘賴鈥屫簇蒂� 爻乇鬲丕爻乇 讴鬲丕亘貙 夭蹖亘丕蹖蹖 丿蹖丿賲 賵 禺蹖賱蹖 禺賵卮丨丕賱賲 讴賴 亘丕賱丕禺乇賴 鬲賵賳爻鬲賲 倬蹖丿丕卮 讴賳賲. :))
卮賲丕 賴賲 丕诏賴 鬲賵賳爻鬲蹖賳 诏蹖乇卮 亘蹖丕乇蹖丿貙 (芦丕诏賴禄貙 趩賵賳 趩丕倬 讴鬲丕亘 賲丿鬲鈥屬囏ж池� 鬲賲賵賲 卮丿賴) 丨鬲賲丕 卮丕賳爻 丿賳亘丕賱 讴乇丿賳 賲丕噩乇丕蹖 賲乇爻蹖 賵 乇丕夭賴丕蹖 鬲丕乇蹖讴 毓賲丕乇鬲卮 乇賵 亘賴 禺賵丿鬲賵賳 亘丿蹖賳. 賯賵賱 賲蹖鈥屫� 讴賴 倬卮蹖賲賵賳 賳卮蹖丿. =)
賲乇爻蹖 诏賵蹖蹖 丿乇 卮亘 夭賳丿丕賳蹖 丕爻鬲. 丕賵 賵 禺賵丕賴乇卮 亘丕 胤賱賵毓 禺賵乇卮蹖丿 賲蹖鈥屫堌жㄙ嗀� 賵 賴賲鈥屫测€屬呚з� 亘丕 睾乇賵亘卮 亘蹖丿丕乇 賲蹖鈥屫促堎嗀�. 夭賳丿诏蹖 丕賵 蹖讴賳賵丕禺鬲 丕爻鬲. 賱丨馗賴鈥屬囏й屫� 卮亘蹖賴 亘賴鈥屬囐呪€屫з嗀�. 賲丿鬲鈥屬囏ж池� 噩夭 夭賲爻鬲丕賳 賵 亘乇賮 賵 蹖禺 趩蹖夭 丿蹖诏乇蹖 賳丿蹖丿賴貙 鬲丕 丕蹖賳鈥屭┵� 卮亘蹖貙 卮丕禺賴 诏賱蹖 鬲丕夭賴 讴賳丕乇 鬲禺鬲卮 倬蹖丿丕 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗀� 賵 丨囟賵乇 睾乇蹖亘賴鈥屫й屫� 倬乇丿賴 丕夭 乇丕夭賴丕蹖 毓賲丕乇鬲卮丕賳 亘乇賲蹖鈥屫ж必�. 乇丕夭賴丕蹖蹖 讴賴 鬲丕乇蹖讴 賵 禺賵賳鈥屫①勝堌з嗀�. 鈥�
爻丕賱鈥屬囏� 倬蹖卮 禺賱丕氐賴鈥屰� 丕蹖賳 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 乇賵 丿丕禺賱 蹖讴蹖 丕夭 讴鬲丕亘鈥屬囏й� 賳卮乇 丕賮賯 禺賵賳丿賲 賵 丕夭 丕賵賳 賲賵賯毓 丿乇亘賴鈥屫� 丿賳亘丕賱卮 亘賵丿賲. 賵賱蹖 賳亘賵丿貙 倬蹖丿丕 賳賲蹖鈥屫簇�. 讴鬲丕亘鈥屫堎嗁団€屬囏� 賳丿丕卮鬲賳卮貙 爻丕蹖鬲丕 鬲賲賵賲 讴乇丿賴 亘賵丿賳. 讴鬲丕亘鈥屬佖辟堌篡屸€屬囏� 讴賴 丨鬲蹖 丕爻賲卮 乇賵 賴賲 賳卮賳蹖丿賴 亘賵丿賳! 鬲丕 丕蹖賳鈥屭┵� 禺蹖賱蹖 丕鬲賮丕賯蹖貙 倬卮鬲 讴鬲丕亘鈥屬囏й� 诏賵卮賴鈥屫й屸€屫臂屬� 賯賮爻賴鈥屰� 蹖賴 讴鬲丕亘鈥屫堎嗁� 倬蹖丿丕卮 讴乇丿賲 賵 趩賵賳 賲毓卮賵賯蹖 讴賴 爻丕賱蹖丕賳鈥屫池з� 丕夭賲 丿賵乇 亘賵丿賴 亘丕卮賴貙 亘賴 爻蹖賳賴 趩爻亘賵賳丿賲卮.
丿丕爻鬲丕賳 讴鬲丕亘 夭蹖亘丕爻鬲. 禺蹖賱蹖 禺蹖賱蹖 夭蹖亘丕爻鬲. 丨丕賱鈥屬堎囐堌й� 讴賱丕爻蹖讴卮 亘乇丕蹖 賲賳 丨讴賲 賳賵爻鬲丕賱跇蹖 丿丕卮鬲 賵 賲毓賲丕賴丕卮... 賵丕賯毓丕 禺賱丕賯丕賳賴 賵 鬲丕夭賴 亘賵丿賳丿. 亘賴鈥屫簇蒂� 爻乇鬲丕爻乇 讴鬲丕亘貙 夭蹖亘丕蹖蹖 丿蹖丿賲 賵 禺蹖賱蹖 禺賵卮丨丕賱賲 讴賴 亘丕賱丕禺乇賴 鬲賵賳爻鬲賲 倬蹖丿丕卮 讴賳賲. :))
卮賲丕 賴賲 丕诏賴 鬲賵賳爻鬲蹖賳 诏蹖乇卮 亘蹖丕乇蹖丿貙 (芦丕诏賴禄貙 趩賵賳 趩丕倬 讴鬲丕亘 賲丿鬲鈥屬囏ж池� 鬲賲賵賲 卮丿賴) 丨鬲賲丕 卮丕賳爻 丿賳亘丕賱 讴乇丿賳 賲丕噩乇丕蹖 賲乇爻蹖 賵 乇丕夭賴丕蹖 鬲丕乇蹖讴 毓賲丕乇鬲卮 乇賵 亘賴 禺賵丿鬲賵賳 亘丿蹖賳. 賯賵賱 賲蹖鈥屫� 讴賴 倬卮蹖賲賵賳 賳卮蹖丿. =)
October 25, 2017
丕蹖丿賴鈥屰� 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賵丕賯毓丕 噩匕丕亘 丕爻鬲. 胤乇丨卮 鬲丕 丨丿賵丿蹖 鬲乇讴蹖亘蹖 丕爻鬲 丕夭 胤乇丨 爻蹖丕賴鈥屫� 讴賵乇賳賱蹖丕 賮賵賳讴賴貙 亘趩賴鈥屬囏й� 毓噩蹖亘 賵 睾乇蹖亘 蹖鬲蹖賲禺丕賳賴鈥屰� 禺丕賳賲 倬乇诏乇蹖賳 賵 禺丕胤乇丕鬲 禺賵賳鈥屫⒇簇з� 讴賴 丕賱亘鬲賴 賴賲诏蹖 倬爻 丕夭 趩丕倬 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 賳賵卮鬲賴 卮丿賴鈥屫з嗀�.
丕賲丕 賲卮讴賱 丕氐賱蹖 讴鬲丕亘 乇賵丕賳 賳亘賵丿賳 鬲乇噩賲賴 丕爻鬲 賵 卮丕蹖丿 賲賲蹖夭蹖鈥屫й� 讴賴 亘賴 讴鬲丕亘 禺賵乇丿賴 賵 丕賱亘鬲賴 鬲丕 丨丿賵丿蹖 讴賲讴丕乇蹖 禺賵丿 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴. 禺蹖賱蹖 丕夭 乇丕賴鈥屬囏й� 賳噩丕鬲 卮禺氐蹖鬲 丕氐賱蹖 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賴丿蹖賴鈥屰� 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 丕爻鬲 亘賴 丕賵 賵 賳賴 丌賳趩賴 讴賴 亘丕蹖丿 乇賵賳丿 賲賳胤賯蹖 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 丿乇 丕禺鬲蹖丕乇卮 亘诏匕丕乇丿.
丕夭 禺賵丕賳丿賳卮 賱匕鬲 亘乇丿賲.
倬.賳:
诏乇賵賴 爻賳蹖 禺丕氐蹖 賳丿丕乇丿. 讴丕賮蹖爻鬲 亘賴 跇丕賳乇 賮丕賳鬲夭蹖 毓賱丕賯賴 丿丕卮鬲 鬲丕 丕夭 丌賳 賱匕鬲 亘乇丿.
丕賲丕 賲卮讴賱 丕氐賱蹖 讴鬲丕亘 乇賵丕賳 賳亘賵丿賳 鬲乇噩賲賴 丕爻鬲 賵 卮丕蹖丿 賲賲蹖夭蹖鈥屫й� 讴賴 亘賴 讴鬲丕亘 禺賵乇丿賴 賵 丕賱亘鬲賴 鬲丕 丨丿賵丿蹖 讴賲讴丕乇蹖 禺賵丿 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴. 禺蹖賱蹖 丕夭 乇丕賴鈥屬囏й� 賳噩丕鬲 卮禺氐蹖鬲 丕氐賱蹖 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賴丿蹖賴鈥屰� 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 丕爻鬲 亘賴 丕賵 賵 賳賴 丌賳趩賴 讴賴 亘丕蹖丿 乇賵賳丿 賲賳胤賯蹖 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 丿乇 丕禺鬲蹖丕乇卮 亘诏匕丕乇丿.
丕夭 禺賵丕賳丿賳卮 賱匕鬲 亘乇丿賲.
倬.賳:
诏乇賵賴 爻賳蹖 禺丕氐蹖 賳丿丕乇丿. 讴丕賮蹖爻鬲 亘賴 跇丕賳乇 賮丕賳鬲夭蹖 毓賱丕賯賴 丿丕卮鬲 鬲丕 丕夭 丌賳 賱匕鬲 亘乇丿.
February 6, 2015
Mercy and Charity live with their father Trajan in their old dark mansion Century. They live in an eternal winter and they hardly remember their past.
But while Charity doesn't really care, Mercy sees mysterious ghosts of their past. She sees a woman under the ice in the lake and meets Claudius, one of the family members she does not remember.
It is Claudius who reveals a dark secret to her that changes Mercy's whole life, shatters the illusion of life that she is living in.
The Verga family are special, they are different. They aren't human. Each member of the member has special abilities and skills and once, long ago a member used his abilities in a wrong way and destroyed everything.
Now Mercy has to reveal all the secrets, remember the past, fight the present and change the future.
The write style is very fluent and gloomy. It is just like in the old classic books and reading this book feels like reading an old gothic fairy tale.
The plot progresses in a thrilling, though not very fast way that gives creepes, Mercy reveals more and more secrets and understands who the ghosts are and why she sees them. She remembers her past and the tragedy that happened and the more she remembers, the farther she has to travel in the past and a mysterious book is all that helps her.
Mercy is a strong and determined character. She is suspicious and analyzing and yet emotional. I love her, she is a wonderful protagonist who perfectly fits into the book.
Charity, her sister is much weaker, but she is willed to help Mercy however she can because she is fed up with the winter and their empty life. She is humorous and generally an easy character while Mercy is complicated and more of a dark and thoughtful person.
Claudius acts awkward. He is an impenetrable person who sometimes acts cynical and then, suddenly caring. Of course there is a reason why he is this way, but this reason is terrifying and awful. I really don't like him. He is not quite the antagonist but he is the reason why...
Trajan is a rather calm character with lots of secrets, but he loves his girls.
This book contains everything a good gothic fairy tale needs. Thoughtful and strong characters, a gloomy write style, a horrifying plot, strong dialogues, dead people talking to the ones who live, ghosts and passages that give creeps.
I highly recommend it to everyone who likes classic and supernatural books.
March 5, 2019
卮丕蹖丿 蹖讴蹖 丕夭 亘賴鬲乇蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘丕蹖 丿賵乇丕賳 賳賵噩賵賳蹖賲 亘丕卮賴 讴賴 賴賲蹖卮賴 亘賴 蹖丕丿卮 賲蹖丕乇賲 丕賳賯丿乇 鬲賵卮 乇賵丨 亘賵丿 賵 丕賳賯丿乇 賮囟丕蹖 噩丕賱亘蹖 丿丕卮鬲 讴賴 丕夭 蹖丕丿賲 賴蹖趩賵賯鬲 賳乇賮鬲 賵 丿賯蹖賯丕 賴賮鬲 爻丕賱 倬蹖卮 鬲賵 趩賴丕乇丿賴 爻丕賱诏蹖 禺賵賳丿賲卮
酃郯/鄢/郾郯
酃郯/鄢/郾郯
September 24, 2022
亘賴 噩乇毓鬲 賲蹖鬲賵賳賲 蹖讴蹖 丕夭 亘賴鬲乇蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 賴丕蹖蹖賴 讴賴 鬲賵 夭賳丿诏蹖賲 禺賵賳丿賲. 丕夭 丕賵賳 讴鬲丕亘 賴丕蹖蹖賴 讴賴 賴蹖趩 賵賯鬲 賮乇丕賲賵卮卮 賳賲蹖 讴賳蹖賳 賵 丕氐賱丕 賳亘丕蹖丿 賲賵賯毓 丕賳鬲禺丕亘卮 亘賴 丕蹖賳讴賴 夭蹖乇 賲噩賲賵毓賴 讴鬲丕亘 賴丕蹖 賳賵噩賵丕賳丕賳 賯乇丕乇 诏乇賮鬲賴 鬲賵噩賴 讴賳蹖丿. 賯乇賳 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 卮噩丕毓鬲賴. 丿丕爻鬲丕賳蹖 讴賴 亘賴鬲賵賳 蹖丕丿 賲蹖丿賴 趩胤賵乇 丕夭 鬲賵賳賱 賴丕蹖 鬲丕乇蹖讴 夭賳丿诏蹖 丕蹖 讴賴 亘乇丕鬲賵賳 爻丕禺鬲賳 亘蹖乇賵賳 亘蹖丕賳 賵 亘賴 乇賵卮賳丕蹖蹖 亘乇爻蹖丿. 鬲賯乇蹖亘丕 賴乇 爻丕賱 蹖讴 亘丕乇 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘賵 亘丕夭 禺賵丕賳蹖 賲蹖讴賳賲. 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 丿賱蹖賱蹖 亘賵丿 讴賴 噩丕蹖 倬丕蹖 賲賳 鬲賵蹖 讴鬲丕亘 賮乇賵卮蹖丕 賵 讴鬲丕亘禺賵賳賴 賴丕 賲丨讴賲 亘卮賴 賵 賴賳賵夭 丿賳亘丕賱 讴鬲丕亘蹖 賲蹖诏乇丿賲 讴賴 亘鬲賵賳賴 賴賲蹖賳 賯丿乇蹖 讴賴 賯乇賳 乇賵蹖 賲賳 鬲丕孬蹖乇 诏匕丕卮鬲 乇賵賲 鬲丕孬蹖乇 賲孬亘鬲 亘匕丕乇賴.
May 29, 2017
丕蹖賳 賳賯丿 讴丕賲賱丕 卮禺氐蹖爻鬲 賵 亘乇 丕爻丕爻 毓賱丕賯賴 賳賵卮鬲賴 卮丿賴. 賲賲讴賳賴 賲賵丕賮賯 蹖丕 賲禺丕賱賮 亘丕卮蹖丿
讴鬲丕亘 賯乇賳
丕賵賱蹖賳 亘丕乇 乇丕賴賳賲丕蹖蹖 禺賵賳丿賲卮. 賲丕丿乇賲 亘賴 賳賲丕蹖卮诏丕賴 讴鬲丕亘 乇賮鬲賴 亘賵丿 賵 丕夭 丕賳鬲卮丕乇丕鬲 丕賮賯貙 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 乇賵 亘賴 毓賳賵丕賳 乇賲丕賳 賳賵噩賵丕賳 賵丕爻賲 诏乇賮鬲賴 亘賵丿.
丿賯蹖賯丕賸 亘蹖丕丿 賲蹖丕乇賲 丕賵賳 丕賵丕蹖賱 趩賯丿乇 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 丕匕蹖鬲賲 讴乇丿.
禺胤 丿丕爻鬲丕賳蹖 倬蹖趩蹖丿賴
賲噩賲賵毓賴 丕鬲賮丕賯丕鬲 賲禺鬲賱賮 賵 賲亘賴賲
诏賲 卮丿賳 讴賱丕賮 爻乇賳禺 賴丕蹖 丿丕爻鬲丕賳
噩匕亘賲 賳讴乇丿. 诏匕丕卮鬲賲卮 讴賳丕乇. 賵賯鬲蹖 丕爻亘丕亘 讴卮蹖 讴乇丿蹖賲 賵 亘賴 禺賵賳賴 丿蹖诏賴 丕蹖 丕賵賲丿蹖賲貙 亘蹖賳 賵爻丕蹖賱賲 亘丕夭賲 丿蹖丿賲卮. 诏賮鬲賲 蹖讴亘丕乇 丿蹖诏賴 卮乇賵毓卮 賲蹖 讴賳賲. 丿亘蹖乇爻鬲丕賳 亘賵丿賲 賵 賴賳賵夭 毓胤卮 禺賵賳丿賳 丿丕卮鬲賲 ...
卮乇賵毓 讴乇丿賲 .... 卮亘 賴丕 賯亘賱 丕夭 禺賵丕亘
丨丕賱丕 鬲丕夭賴 賲蹖 賮賴賲蹖丿賲 趩蹖 亘賴 趩蹖賴 ... 趩賯丿乇 噩匕丕亘 賵 賲丨卮乇 亘賵丿 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘鈥�.
賮丕賳鬲夭蹖 丿乇 賱丕蹖賴 賴丕蹖 賲丕噩乇丕噩賵蹖蹖 亘賳馗乇賲 亘爻蹖丕乇 夭蹖亘丕 趩蹖丿賴 卮丿賴.
讴鬲丕亘 讴丕賲賱丕賸 夭賳丿賴 丕爻鬲貙 亘丕 卮賲丕 丨乇賮 賲蹖夭賳賴 賵 噩乇蹖丕賳 丕賵賳 夭賳丿诏蹖 禺丕氐 乇賵 亘賵囟賵丨 賲蹖 鬲賵賳蹖丿 丕丨爻丕爻 讴賳蹖丿.
卮禺氐蹖鬲 賲賽乇爻蹖 賴賲賵賳賯丿乇 讴賴 亘丕蹖丿貙 爻乇丿乇诏賲 賵 讴賳噩讴丕賵賴 賵 禺胤 賮丕賳鬲夭蹖 丿丕爻鬲丕賳貙 亘丿賵賳 丕蹖賳讴賴 讴爻蹖 鬲丕 丕賵丕爻胤 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 丕夭卮 禺亘乇 丿丕卮鬲賴 亘丕卮賴貙 賲賵丕夭蹖 賲蹖丕丿 噩賱賵.
讴鬲丕亘 毓噩蹖亘蹖賴 .. 倬蹖趩蹖丿爻 ... 卮丕蹖丿 賲賵丕賯毓蹖 倬蹖卮 亘蹖丕丿 丕賵賳賯丿乇 丿乇 賲丕噩乇丕 賵 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 芦賲賽乇爻蹖禄 睾乇賯 卮丿賴 亘丕卮蹖丿 讴賴 賲噩亘賵乇 卮蹖丿 趩賳丿 氐賮丨賴 亘賴 毓賯亘 亘乇诏乇丿蹖丿 禺胤 賵 乇賵賳丿 丿丕爻鬲丕賳蹖 乇賵 诏賲 賳讴賳蹖丿.
讴鬲丕亘 賯乇賳 丕賲賾丕 丿乇 賳孬乇 亘賴 丕賳丿丕夭賴 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賯賵蹖 馗丕賴乇 賳卮丿賴. 趩賴 夭亘丕賳 丕氐賱蹖 趩賴 鬲乇噩賲賴 丌賯丕蹖 賲賴丿賵蹖丕賳貙 囟毓賮 賳孬乇 乇賵 亘賴 禺賵丕賳賳丿賴 丕賱賯丕 賲蹖 讴賳賴 賵 趩賴 亘爻丕 亘乇丕蹖 丨乇賮賴 丕蹖 賴丕貙 亘爻蹖丕乇 禺爻鬲賴 讴賳賳丿賴 馗丕賴乇 亘卮賴.
丿乇 丕蹖賳 亘蹖賳貙 卮丕蹖丿 鬲賵丕賳丕蹖蹖 倬乇丿丕夭卮 賴丕蹖 亘爻蹖丕乇 亘蹖卮鬲乇蹖 亘賴 趩卮賲 禺賵丕賳賳丿賴 亘蹖丕丿. 亘爻蹖丕乇蹖 丕夭 氐丨賳賴 賴丕 賵 禺丕胤乇丕鬲 丿乇 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘貙鈥屫ㄙ� 亘讴 诏乇丕賳丿 賴丕 賵 賮囟丕爻丕夭蹖 亘賴鬲乇蹖 賳蹖丕夭 丿丕卮鬲 讴賴 禺亘貙 讴賲鬲乇 倬乇丿丕禺鬲賴 卮丿. (丿乇 賳爻禺賴 賮丕乇爻蹖 貙 爻丕賳爻賵乇 賴丕蹖蹖 賴賲 賴爻鬲 讴賴 亘丕 禺賵賳丿賳 賳爻禺賴 丕氐賱蹖 賲鬲賵噩賴 鬲乇噩賲賴 賵 爻丕賳爻賵乇 賴丕 賲蹖卮蹖丿)
讴鬲丕亘 賯乇賳 賴賲趩賳丕賳 亘乇丕蹖 賲賳 噩匕丕亘賴 賵 亘賳馗乇賲貙 亘賴卮 馗賱賲 卮丿 ....
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倬蹖卮賳賴丕丿 丨丿丕賯賱 蹖讴亘丕乇 禺賵賳丿賳卮 乇賵 賲蹖 讴賳賲
讴鬲丕亘 賯乇賳
丕賵賱蹖賳 亘丕乇 乇丕賴賳賲丕蹖蹖 禺賵賳丿賲卮. 賲丕丿乇賲 亘賴 賳賲丕蹖卮诏丕賴 讴鬲丕亘 乇賮鬲賴 亘賵丿 賵 丕夭 丕賳鬲卮丕乇丕鬲 丕賮賯貙 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 乇賵 亘賴 毓賳賵丕賳 乇賲丕賳 賳賵噩賵丕賳 賵丕爻賲 诏乇賮鬲賴 亘賵丿.
丿賯蹖賯丕賸 亘蹖丕丿 賲蹖丕乇賲 丕賵賳 丕賵丕蹖賱 趩賯丿乇 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 丕匕蹖鬲賲 讴乇丿.
禺胤 丿丕爻鬲丕賳蹖 倬蹖趩蹖丿賴
賲噩賲賵毓賴 丕鬲賮丕賯丕鬲 賲禺鬲賱賮 賵 賲亘賴賲
诏賲 卮丿賳 讴賱丕賮 爻乇賳禺 賴丕蹖 丿丕爻鬲丕賳
噩匕亘賲 賳讴乇丿. 诏匕丕卮鬲賲卮 讴賳丕乇. 賵賯鬲蹖 丕爻亘丕亘 讴卮蹖 讴乇丿蹖賲 賵 亘賴 禺賵賳賴 丿蹖诏賴 丕蹖 丕賵賲丿蹖賲貙 亘蹖賳 賵爻丕蹖賱賲 亘丕夭賲 丿蹖丿賲卮. 诏賮鬲賲 蹖讴亘丕乇 丿蹖诏賴 卮乇賵毓卮 賲蹖 讴賳賲. 丿亘蹖乇爻鬲丕賳 亘賵丿賲 賵 賴賳賵夭 毓胤卮 禺賵賳丿賳 丿丕卮鬲賲 ...
卮乇賵毓 讴乇丿賲 .... 卮亘 賴丕 賯亘賱 丕夭 禺賵丕亘
丨丕賱丕 鬲丕夭賴 賲蹖 賮賴賲蹖丿賲 趩蹖 亘賴 趩蹖賴 ... 趩賯丿乇 噩匕丕亘 賵 賲丨卮乇 亘賵丿 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘鈥�.
賮丕賳鬲夭蹖 丿乇 賱丕蹖賴 賴丕蹖 賲丕噩乇丕噩賵蹖蹖 亘賳馗乇賲 亘爻蹖丕乇 夭蹖亘丕 趩蹖丿賴 卮丿賴.
讴鬲丕亘 讴丕賲賱丕賸 夭賳丿賴 丕爻鬲貙 亘丕 卮賲丕 丨乇賮 賲蹖夭賳賴 賵 噩乇蹖丕賳 丕賵賳 夭賳丿诏蹖 禺丕氐 乇賵 亘賵囟賵丨 賲蹖 鬲賵賳蹖丿 丕丨爻丕爻 讴賳蹖丿.
卮禺氐蹖鬲 賲賽乇爻蹖 賴賲賵賳賯丿乇 讴賴 亘丕蹖丿貙 爻乇丿乇诏賲 賵 讴賳噩讴丕賵賴 賵 禺胤 賮丕賳鬲夭蹖 丿丕爻鬲丕賳貙 亘丿賵賳 丕蹖賳讴賴 讴爻蹖 鬲丕 丕賵丕爻胤 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 丕夭卮 禺亘乇 丿丕卮鬲賴 亘丕卮賴貙 賲賵丕夭蹖 賲蹖丕丿 噩賱賵.
讴鬲丕亘 毓噩蹖亘蹖賴 .. 倬蹖趩蹖丿爻 ... 卮丕蹖丿 賲賵丕賯毓蹖 倬蹖卮 亘蹖丕丿 丕賵賳賯丿乇 丿乇 賲丕噩乇丕 賵 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 芦賲賽乇爻蹖禄 睾乇賯 卮丿賴 亘丕卮蹖丿 讴賴 賲噩亘賵乇 卮蹖丿 趩賳丿 氐賮丨賴 亘賴 毓賯亘 亘乇诏乇丿蹖丿 禺胤 賵 乇賵賳丿 丿丕爻鬲丕賳蹖 乇賵 诏賲 賳讴賳蹖丿.
讴鬲丕亘 賯乇賳 丕賲賾丕 丿乇 賳孬乇 亘賴 丕賳丿丕夭賴 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賯賵蹖 馗丕賴乇 賳卮丿賴. 趩賴 夭亘丕賳 丕氐賱蹖 趩賴 鬲乇噩賲賴 丌賯丕蹖 賲賴丿賵蹖丕賳貙 囟毓賮 賳孬乇 乇賵 亘賴 禺賵丕賳賳丿賴 丕賱賯丕 賲蹖 讴賳賴 賵 趩賴 亘爻丕 亘乇丕蹖 丨乇賮賴 丕蹖 賴丕貙 亘爻蹖丕乇 禺爻鬲賴 讴賳賳丿賴 馗丕賴乇 亘卮賴.
丿乇 丕蹖賳 亘蹖賳貙 卮丕蹖丿 鬲賵丕賳丕蹖蹖 倬乇丿丕夭卮 賴丕蹖 亘爻蹖丕乇 亘蹖卮鬲乇蹖 亘賴 趩卮賲 禺賵丕賳賳丿賴 亘蹖丕丿. 亘爻蹖丕乇蹖 丕夭 氐丨賳賴 賴丕 賵 禺丕胤乇丕鬲 丿乇 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘貙鈥屫ㄙ� 亘讴 诏乇丕賳丿 賴丕 賵 賮囟丕爻丕夭蹖 亘賴鬲乇蹖 賳蹖丕夭 丿丕卮鬲 讴賴 禺亘貙 讴賲鬲乇 倬乇丿丕禺鬲賴 卮丿. (丿乇 賳爻禺賴 賮丕乇爻蹖 貙 爻丕賳爻賵乇 賴丕蹖蹖 賴賲 賴爻鬲 讴賴 亘丕 禺賵賳丿賳 賳爻禺賴 丕氐賱蹖 賲鬲賵噩賴 鬲乇噩賲賴 賵 爻丕賳爻賵乇 賴丕 賲蹖卮蹖丿)
讴鬲丕亘 賯乇賳 賴賲趩賳丕賳 亘乇丕蹖 賲賳 噩匕丕亘賴 賵 亘賳馗乇賲貙 亘賴卮 馗賱賲 卮丿 ....
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倬蹖卮賳賴丕丿 丨丿丕賯賱 蹖讴亘丕乇 禺賵賳丿賳卮 乇賵 賲蹖 讴賳賲
March 8, 2017
ooooh, it took me a long time.and i think 3 stars are enough. (thinking face).
the story was a little unclear for my taste, i don't know whether it was the original writing or the translation. of course i've read worse.
uumm, the story was good, a family who's not affected by time had this vampire-like feel that i liked. the protagonist and antagonist was a little unclear to me too, but i guess that was a main point :/
dark, not captivating dark, but dusty old house dark. no comedy, that's kind of a negative point for me , hhmm. but i liked it any way, the proof of that is the first quote i ever wrote in here :)
the story was a little unclear for my taste, i don't know whether it was the original writing or the translation. of course i've read worse.
uumm, the story was good, a family who's not affected by time had this vampire-like feel that i liked. the protagonist and antagonist was a little unclear to me too, but i guess that was a main point :/
dark, not captivating dark, but dusty old house dark. no comedy, that's kind of a negative point for me , hhmm. but i liked it any way, the proof of that is the first quote i ever wrote in here :)
March 16, 2017
Oh my goodness!!!This is incredible!!! I've read this at two years before & still love it! Amazing!It was a little hard to understood the book at my age... I was younger ! But I loved it! The way that magic is next to real, is very good! & playing with characters was Fantastic !!! searching for history when your dad is standing in front of you is so hard... & watching things that you should've known but you don't... & they don't let you... & a little bit afraid of don't winning!
I LOVE IT!!!!
I LOVE IT!!!!
May 28, 2018
丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 乇賵 丿乇爻鬲 亘毓丿 丕夭 丕爻鬲禺賵丕賳賴丕蹖 丿賵爻鬲 丿丕卮鬲賳蹖 禺賵賳丿賲.
禺賵亘 亘賵丿 讴賲讴 讴乇丿 賯亘賱蹖 乇賵 亘卮賵乇賴 亘亘乇賴
賮賯胤 鬲乇噩賲賴 丕卮 賲蹖鬲賵賳爻鬲 亘賴鬲乇 亘丕卮賴
禺賵亘 亘賵丿 讴賲讴 讴乇丿 賯亘賱蹖 乇賵 亘卮賵乇賴 亘亘乇賴
賮賯胤 鬲乇噩賲賴 丕卮 賲蹖鬲賵賳爻鬲 亘賴鬲乇 亘丕卮賴
August 22, 2021
3/5
Un cuento g贸tico bastante entretenido
Un cuento g贸tico bastante entretenido
November 10, 2020
I read this when it had just been released - I was 13 and I鈥檇 never read anything like it. I鈥檝e just remembered it and how much I loved it, and am dying to read it again.
It definitely was the book that kick started my love of gothic literature and tropes; big eerie houses and dimly lit corridors. I loved how intricately constructed it was - the different layers; how everything fitted together and made sense.
I can鈥檛 wait to reread it, fifteen years later!
It definitely was the book that kick started my love of gothic literature and tropes; big eerie houses and dimly lit corridors. I loved how intricately constructed it was - the different layers; how everything fitted together and made sense.
I can鈥檛 wait to reread it, fifteen years later!
October 15, 2013
丌禺賴 禺蹖賱蹖 賯卮賳诏 賵 禺賵亘 亘賵丿...
賵 趩賴丕乇 丨賯蹖賯鬲丕 丨蹖賮卮賴 :( :) :(
脳 賲賲賳賵賳 丕夭 亘卮乇蹖 :)
賵 趩賴丕乇 丨賯蹖賯鬲丕 丨蹖賮卮賴 :( :) :(
脳 賲賲賳賵賳 丕夭 亘卮乇蹖 :)
May 13, 2016
A MUST READ GOTHIC NOVEL!
鈥楥entury鈥� by Sarah Singleton, is an excellent tale that is intriguing and disconcerting by turns and with some interesting twists. Every good gothic novel explores the power of secrets and deception, which 鈥楥entury鈥� does so, by drawing the audience into a multi-layered world constructed by supernatural powers, in order to hide dark secrets. All young people, sometimes feel the desire to hide their mistakes from the world. But what if you lived in a world designed to keep the truth from you?
The book 鈥楥entury鈥� by Sarah Singleton, tells the tale of young sisters Mercy and Charity Verga, who have lived their lives in the mansion Century, staring out at an endless winter. The girls鈥� days are dark and bleak and have a routine that consists of, a solid breakfasts and ill-remembered lessons. Mercy has never questioned her widowed father about the way they live, until one day something out of the ordinary happened, showing Mercy a sign of spring as well as a change top her life. A meeting with the mysterious Claudius, unsettles Mercy and urges her to look back at her family鈥檚 history. As each piece of the past slots into place, the world Mercy has known begins to untangle. Can she discover the truth without destroying her home, her father and all that she has ever known?
One of the features which makes this text effective is the setting. An effective gothic setting, usually consist of something terrifying, spooky, or horrific. It also often has mysterious elements and supernatural or dream-like qualities. These stories often take place in a spooky, dark, confined space like an ancient castle or empty manor house, a crypt, or a damp cellar. The themes of guilt and sin repeatedly appear in gothic literature, usually in reference to some crime committed or secrets kept. 鈥楥entury鈥� clearly displays these elements through the setting which is based in a mansion, in 1890 surrounded by a never ending winter, which has been caused by a secret kept by their father Trajan. The idea of the never ending winter, displays the gothic elements of loneliness and dullness, as well as the elements of mystery and being uncomfortable around the presence of the ghosts that Mercy sees.
An important idea explored in 鈥楥entury鈥� is the moral dilemma of it. Ultimately, the reader is challenged by the moral questions raised when Mercy uncovers the truth about the past. We are forced to consider the negative impact of Trajan鈥檚 secrets on the family and how denying the past has led to the decay of the family鈥檚 physical world and their sense of identity. So many negative things have developed from Trajan鈥檚 actions and this issue is effective, as it forces us to think about whether or not Trajan was right about casting a spell on the mansion in order to hide his children from the past. Whether or not keeping such a large secret from his children, was the best way to keep them safe is questionable and this will cause the reader to think and wonder, making the text more engaging.
Overall, the theme of family history is developed in an interesting way and Sarah Singleton examines the importance of writing, remembering and stories in everybody鈥檚 life. This book is well written, well developed and balanced between fantasy elements and more realistic facts. It has been said that it was initially written for a young audience, but adults who are interested in a little bit of fantasy should read it as well. I believe that the ending of the book was quite uplifting, because after watching someone trapped in darkness for so long, it is a great feeling to know that they are happy. I truly recommend this book, if you are looking for something intriguing and suspenseful to read.
鈥楥entury鈥� by Sarah Singleton, is an excellent tale that is intriguing and disconcerting by turns and with some interesting twists. Every good gothic novel explores the power of secrets and deception, which 鈥楥entury鈥� does so, by drawing the audience into a multi-layered world constructed by supernatural powers, in order to hide dark secrets. All young people, sometimes feel the desire to hide their mistakes from the world. But what if you lived in a world designed to keep the truth from you?
The book 鈥楥entury鈥� by Sarah Singleton, tells the tale of young sisters Mercy and Charity Verga, who have lived their lives in the mansion Century, staring out at an endless winter. The girls鈥� days are dark and bleak and have a routine that consists of, a solid breakfasts and ill-remembered lessons. Mercy has never questioned her widowed father about the way they live, until one day something out of the ordinary happened, showing Mercy a sign of spring as well as a change top her life. A meeting with the mysterious Claudius, unsettles Mercy and urges her to look back at her family鈥檚 history. As each piece of the past slots into place, the world Mercy has known begins to untangle. Can she discover the truth without destroying her home, her father and all that she has ever known?
One of the features which makes this text effective is the setting. An effective gothic setting, usually consist of something terrifying, spooky, or horrific. It also often has mysterious elements and supernatural or dream-like qualities. These stories often take place in a spooky, dark, confined space like an ancient castle or empty manor house, a crypt, or a damp cellar. The themes of guilt and sin repeatedly appear in gothic literature, usually in reference to some crime committed or secrets kept. 鈥楥entury鈥� clearly displays these elements through the setting which is based in a mansion, in 1890 surrounded by a never ending winter, which has been caused by a secret kept by their father Trajan. The idea of the never ending winter, displays the gothic elements of loneliness and dullness, as well as the elements of mystery and being uncomfortable around the presence of the ghosts that Mercy sees.
An important idea explored in 鈥楥entury鈥� is the moral dilemma of it. Ultimately, the reader is challenged by the moral questions raised when Mercy uncovers the truth about the past. We are forced to consider the negative impact of Trajan鈥檚 secrets on the family and how denying the past has led to the decay of the family鈥檚 physical world and their sense of identity. So many negative things have developed from Trajan鈥檚 actions and this issue is effective, as it forces us to think about whether or not Trajan was right about casting a spell on the mansion in order to hide his children from the past. Whether or not keeping such a large secret from his children, was the best way to keep them safe is questionable and this will cause the reader to think and wonder, making the text more engaging.
Overall, the theme of family history is developed in an interesting way and Sarah Singleton examines the importance of writing, remembering and stories in everybody鈥檚 life. This book is well written, well developed and balanced between fantasy elements and more realistic facts. It has been said that it was initially written for a young audience, but adults who are interested in a little bit of fantasy should read it as well. I believe that the ending of the book was quite uplifting, because after watching someone trapped in darkness for so long, it is a great feeling to know that they are happy. I truly recommend this book, if you are looking for something intriguing and suspenseful to read.
August 22, 2018
厂辞辫辞谤铆蹿别谤补. Esa es la palabra que mejor define lo que ha sido esta lectura para m铆. Vi el libro en la biblioteca y me despert贸 cierto inter茅s porque me atra铆a lo de que los personajes parecieran vivir en un ambiente l煤gubre y condenados a no ver la luz del d铆a, pero me equivoqu茅 al pensar que podr铆a cautivarme.
Desde las primeras p谩ginas ya me di cuenta de que la historia no me iba a atrapar. No s茅 si os ha pasado alguna vez lo de empezar un libro y notar que no os gusta c贸mo est谩 escrito, no porque tenga errores ni nada as铆, me refiero a sentiros incapaces de 鈥渃ongeniar鈥� con lo que se est谩 contando.
Esta novela apenas supera las 200 p谩ginas y, sin embargo, a m铆 me parecieron muchas m谩s por la lentitud con la que transcurr铆a todo. La protagonista principal es Mercy, una ni帽a de la que se van dando datos a cuentagotas, aunque se justifica porque supuestamente ella tambi茅n vive sumida en un estado de cierta confusi贸n. Vive con su padre y con su hermana Charity en Century, una casa en la que no hay nada alegre y que parece una prisi贸n. En teor铆a, Mercy y Charity viven tranquilamente siguiendo una rutina y lo m谩s peculiar es ver que duermen de d铆a y que de noche es cuando estudian, comen y realizan todas las tareas cotidianas. Su padre es como un alma en pena y las dos empleadas con las que viven hablan lo justo.
Todo cambia cuando Mercy ve a un fantasma y a un hombre que la har谩n darse cuenta de que vive rodeada de secretos. En ning煤n momento sent铆 inter茅s ni por el fantasma ni por el supuesto misterio. No hay ni un personaje que me pareciera interesante, todos son insulsos y casi ni hablan. Que Mercy vea un fantasma da la impresi贸n de que es algo muy normal, al igual que tampoco se transmite el supuesto desasosiego que sienten Mercy y su hermana por estar privadas de la luz solar. Yo al principio ve铆a ciertas similitudes con la pel铆cula 鈥淟os otros鈥� , pero luego ya no fue as铆.
Muchos detalles del enigma principal se descubren relativamente pronto y, personalmente, vi confusa la manera en que se van resolviendo algunos enigmas. En determinadas p谩ginas sent铆a que no me estaba enterando de nada, pero posteriormente se volv铆an a nombrar cosas que yo no ten铆a claras y entonces las comprend铆a.
En cuanto a los personajes, Mercy es la que muestra un poco m谩s de car谩cter, pero las personalidades de todos los dem谩s brillan por su ausencia. De hecho, Mercy tampoco es que sea lo m谩s de lo m谩s, lo que la diferencia del resto es su empe帽o repentino por investigar lo que esconde su familia. El hombre al que ve, Claudius, ten铆a un potencial incre铆ble, su historia est谩 marcada por la tragedia y podr铆a haber dado mucho juego, pero aparece y desaparece sin pena ni gloria, dice un par de palabras y adi贸s. Cuando se desvela lo m谩s importante sobre 茅l, se cuenta a la prisa.
El desenlace fue soso con ganas, qued贸 claro que ning煤n personaje ten铆a mucha sangre en las venas. No importaba lo que les sucediera, ellos siempre actuaban como si nada les impresionara.
Considero que hay varios aspectos de la trama que no est谩n bien explicados, se dice que x cosas son as铆 y punto, no se entra en detalles en lo que de verdad importa y encima no se siente la supuesta agon铆a de los personajes ni el dramatismo de su situaci贸n. No es un libro que yo recomendar铆a, que cada cual compare varias opiniones y decida si quiera darle una oportunidad.
Desde las primeras p谩ginas ya me di cuenta de que la historia no me iba a atrapar. No s茅 si os ha pasado alguna vez lo de empezar un libro y notar que no os gusta c贸mo est谩 escrito, no porque tenga errores ni nada as铆, me refiero a sentiros incapaces de 鈥渃ongeniar鈥� con lo que se est谩 contando.
Esta novela apenas supera las 200 p谩ginas y, sin embargo, a m铆 me parecieron muchas m谩s por la lentitud con la que transcurr铆a todo. La protagonista principal es Mercy, una ni帽a de la que se van dando datos a cuentagotas, aunque se justifica porque supuestamente ella tambi茅n vive sumida en un estado de cierta confusi贸n. Vive con su padre y con su hermana Charity en Century, una casa en la que no hay nada alegre y que parece una prisi贸n. En teor铆a, Mercy y Charity viven tranquilamente siguiendo una rutina y lo m谩s peculiar es ver que duermen de d铆a y que de noche es cuando estudian, comen y realizan todas las tareas cotidianas. Su padre es como un alma en pena y las dos empleadas con las que viven hablan lo justo.
Todo cambia cuando Mercy ve a un fantasma y a un hombre que la har谩n darse cuenta de que vive rodeada de secretos. En ning煤n momento sent铆 inter茅s ni por el fantasma ni por el supuesto misterio. No hay ni un personaje que me pareciera interesante, todos son insulsos y casi ni hablan. Que Mercy vea un fantasma da la impresi贸n de que es algo muy normal, al igual que tampoco se transmite el supuesto desasosiego que sienten Mercy y su hermana por estar privadas de la luz solar. Yo al principio ve铆a ciertas similitudes con la pel铆cula 鈥淟os otros鈥� , pero luego ya no fue as铆.
Muchos detalles del enigma principal se descubren relativamente pronto y, personalmente, vi confusa la manera en que se van resolviendo algunos enigmas. En determinadas p谩ginas sent铆a que no me estaba enterando de nada, pero posteriormente se volv铆an a nombrar cosas que yo no ten铆a claras y entonces las comprend铆a.
En cuanto a los personajes, Mercy es la que muestra un poco m谩s de car谩cter, pero las personalidades de todos los dem谩s brillan por su ausencia. De hecho, Mercy tampoco es que sea lo m谩s de lo m谩s, lo que la diferencia del resto es su empe帽o repentino por investigar lo que esconde su familia. El hombre al que ve, Claudius, ten铆a un potencial incre铆ble, su historia est谩 marcada por la tragedia y podr铆a haber dado mucho juego, pero aparece y desaparece sin pena ni gloria, dice un par de palabras y adi贸s. Cuando se desvela lo m谩s importante sobre 茅l, se cuenta a la prisa.
El desenlace fue soso con ganas, qued贸 claro que ning煤n personaje ten铆a mucha sangre en las venas. No importaba lo que les sucediera, ellos siempre actuaban como si nada les impresionara.
Considero que hay varios aspectos de la trama que no est谩n bien explicados, se dice que x cosas son as铆 y punto, no se entra en detalles en lo que de verdad importa y encima no se siente la supuesta agon铆a de los personajes ni el dramatismo de su situaci贸n. No es un libro que yo recomendar铆a, que cada cual compare varias opiniones y decida si quiera darle una oportunidad.
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November 24, 2019亘乇丕蹖 賯卮乇 賳賵噩賵丕賳 讴鬲丕亘 禺賵亘蹖 丕爻鬲 賵 趩賵賳 賳賵噩賵丕賳 賳蹖爻鬲賲 賵 禺賵丕賳丿賲卮 爻鬲丕乇賴 丕蹖 賳賲蹖丿賴賲.
July 10, 2012
Century is an imaginative story with a beautifully evocative and moody setting. I can't say too much about the plot, because you discover the story as you go. It was beautifully written, with a wonderful gothic feel to the narrative, with the dark old house and their world of night.
Mercy lives in the house known as Century with her sister, governess, servant and rarely seen father. It is always winter, and they rise after sunset, and go to sleep before dawn, their 'days' seem to bleed into each other, repetitive and tiring. (But don't worry, this isn't a vampire story.) One day, Mercy begins to question their strange lifestyle, although everyone seems to want to stop her from discovering the truth.
I really liked the main character, Mercy, who was an intelligent and resourceful girl. The story seems to take place around Regency/ Georgian era, but has a wonderful timelessness to it that suits the tale. The house and grounds sounded wonderful, and, though I wanted Mercy to find out the truth, I also thought I wouldn't mind so much being stuck in that house.
It's enjoyable to read a YA book that isn't another romance. This story didn't try to conform to popular writing styles, and I really appreciated that. At just over 200 pages, it was a pretty quick and easy read for me. The writing is easy to read, not too old fashioned for young people, despite the setting, but it also doesn't feel to modern and out of place.
I don't think I need to say any more. I loved this book. If you like gothic stories, or just something a little different than the usual YA novel, give this one a go.
Mercy lives in the house known as Century with her sister, governess, servant and rarely seen father. It is always winter, and they rise after sunset, and go to sleep before dawn, their 'days' seem to bleed into each other, repetitive and tiring. (But don't worry, this isn't a vampire story.) One day, Mercy begins to question their strange lifestyle, although everyone seems to want to stop her from discovering the truth.
I really liked the main character, Mercy, who was an intelligent and resourceful girl. The story seems to take place around Regency/ Georgian era, but has a wonderful timelessness to it that suits the tale. The house and grounds sounded wonderful, and, though I wanted Mercy to find out the truth, I also thought I wouldn't mind so much being stuck in that house.
It's enjoyable to read a YA book that isn't another romance. This story didn't try to conform to popular writing styles, and I really appreciated that. At just over 200 pages, it was a pretty quick and easy read for me. The writing is easy to read, not too old fashioned for young people, despite the setting, but it also doesn't feel to modern and out of place.
I don't think I need to say any more. I loved this book. If you like gothic stories, or just something a little different than the usual YA novel, give this one a go.
July 26, 2012
Trama accattivante, veste grafica curata nei minimi particolari... come presentazione direi che pi霉 di cos矛 non si poteva proprio fare. Peccato che la storia langue un po'. Intendiamoci, come inizio il libro non 猫 niente male, l'atmosfera cupa e vittoriana 猫 favolosa e rende bene. Per貌 date le credenziali del primo capitolo, che fa salire la curiosit脿 a mille, mi aspettavo i fuochi d'artificio XD Invece la narrazione, dopo aver raggiunto il suo picco si affloscia un po' e diventa mediocre. Le risoluzioni un po' troppo sbrigative e immediate lo fanno rientrare nella categoria dei libri per ragazzi a tutti gli effetti. Solo in un capitolo prima del finale c'猫 un grande colpo di scena che da solo sarebbe valso tutto il libro, peccato che l'autrice ha invece preferito far virare il "vero" finale nella maniera classica che tutti si aspettavano. Una lettura per ragazzi scorrevole e piacevole, ma da consigliare prevalentemente a giovani lettori perch茅 la storia non ha in s茅 quella marcia in pi霉 che le permettere di essere apprezzata anche dagli adulti.
May 13, 2016
Century is a perfect example of a blood-curling, spine-chilling gothic story, that keeps the reader captivated throughout the entire novel. Every good gothic story has gothic elements, varying from ghosts, supernatural aspects, villains, haunted houses, gloomy settings, curses and prophecies or damsels in distress. In the majority of gothic novels there is always a twist; a big secret , and if the secret was spilled there would be consequences.
The novel Century explores the life of a young girl named Mercy surrounded by family secrets that are dangerous for her to know. Mercy lives in a big mansion called Century, with her younger sister Charity, her dad Trajan, and housekeeper, Aurelia and is homeschooled by a strict governess named Galatea. Mercy and Charity鈥檚 mother died when they were younger, but as hard as they try they cant seem to remember such little things about her. Sometimes Mercy sees ghosts in the mansion. One-day mercy meets a mysterious man named Claudius, who makes her question everything she鈥檚 ever known.
The novel Century explores the life of a young girl named Mercy surrounded by family secrets that are dangerous for her to know. Mercy lives in a big mansion called Century, with her younger sister Charity, her dad Trajan, and housekeeper, Aurelia and is homeschooled by a strict governess named Galatea. Mercy and Charity鈥檚 mother died when they were younger, but as hard as they try they cant seem to remember such little things about her. Sometimes Mercy sees ghosts in the mansion. One-day mercy meets a mysterious man named Claudius, who makes her question everything she鈥檚 ever known.
January 3, 2024
"Das Haus der kalten Herzen" liegt schon so lang auf meinen Sub! Ich habs ungef盲hr vor 2 Jahren zusammen mit meiner besten Freundin gelesen. Und wir waren sofort begeistert! Leider ist das Buch langsam in Vergessenheit geraten und ich habe es mir lange nicht gekauft. Als ich es jetzt endlich hatte, konnte ich mich zuerst nicht bewegen es wieder zu lesen. Letzten Endes gab ich mir dann doch den Ruck und war wieder v枚llig verz眉ckt.
Die Gestaltung des Buches gef盲llt mir sehr, das ist aber Geschmackssache. Ich liebe den Schreibstiel - nicht zu schwer, nicht zu einfach - und der Titel 眉berzeugt mich.
Die Gestaltung des Buches gef盲llt mir sehr, das ist aber Geschmackssache. Ich liebe den Schreibstiel - nicht zu schwer, nicht zu einfach - und der Titel 眉berzeugt mich.
October 29, 2021
蹖讴 乇賲丕賳 賮丕賳鬲夭蹖 倬蹖趩蹖丿賴 賵 賲毓賲丕蹖蹖 讴賴 亘賴 夭賳丿诏蹖 蹖讴 禺丕賳賵丕丿賴 賲蹖 倬乇丿丕夭丿. 禺丕賳賵丕丿賴 丕蹖 讴賴 亘賴 讴賱 丿乇 鬲丕乇蹖讴蹖 賵 爻乇賲丕 夭賳丿诏蹖 賲蹖讴賳賳丿 賵 乇賵夭賴丕 賲蹖禺賵丕亘賳丿 賵 卮亘 賴丕 亘蹖丿丕乇賳丿 賵 賲丿丕賲 賲卮睾賵賱 鬲讴乇丕乇 賴爻鬲賳丿
鬲丕 丕蹖賳讴賴 丿禺鬲乇 亘夭乇诏 禺丕賳賵丕丿賴 讴賴 鬲賵丕賳丕蹖蹖 丿蹖丿賳 亘乇禺蹖 丕乇賵丕丨 乇丕 丿丕乇賳丿貙 倬蹖 亘賴 乇丕夭賴丕蹖 禺丕賳賵丕丿诏蹖 賲蹖亘乇丿 賵 賲鬲賵噩賴 蹖讴 胤賱爻賲 毓噩蹖亘 賵 睾乇蹖亘 賲蹖卮賵丿 賵 爻毓蹖 丿乇 讴卮賮 賵 丕亘胤丕賱 丌賳 丿丕乇丿
鬲丕 丕蹖賳讴賴 丿禺鬲乇 亘夭乇诏 禺丕賳賵丕丿賴 讴賴 鬲賵丕賳丕蹖蹖 丿蹖丿賳 亘乇禺蹖 丕乇賵丕丨 乇丕 丿丕乇賳丿貙 倬蹖 亘賴 乇丕夭賴丕蹖 禺丕賳賵丕丿诏蹖 賲蹖亘乇丿 賵 賲鬲賵噩賴 蹖讴 胤賱爻賲 毓噩蹖亘 賵 睾乇蹖亘 賲蹖卮賵丿 賵 爻毓蹖 丿乇 讴卮賮 賵 丕亘胤丕賱 丌賳 丿丕乇丿
August 25, 2015
Originale, scorrevole e un po鈥� gotico. All鈥檌nizio mi aspettavo quasi una svolta alla The Others. Carino.
March 1, 2025
AMAZIIIINNNNNG !!!!!!!!!!
April 24, 2016
(Book Name) Century
(Book Series) None
(Book Series Number) 1#
(Author Name) Sarah Singleton
(Published By) Simon and Schuster
(ISBN Number) 1-416-90135-3
(Time Taken To Read Altogether) 2 Days (3rd to 4th November 2015)
(Time Spent Not Reading) None
(Total Reading Time) 2 Days
(Final Rating) Three & Half Stars ( 鈽呪槄鈽呪槄 )
(Book Smell) Classic Older Book Smell
(Disclaimer)
This is an honest review brought to you by Dani茅lle. The following review is an honest perspective of my thoughts, feelings and experience reading the book specified. It was in no way, shape or form coerced or forced in any fashion. I do not accept bribes for good reviews or even bad ones nor do I bring in any perspective but my own. I will not say do not read this book just as I will not say do read this book. Whether you the reader of this review chooses to read the following book or not is completely up to you. Also whether you like or hate it, share or disagree with my opinion, is also completely up to you. Again this is a review of nothing but what I felt, thought and perceived. Hence it is an honest review of my personal opinion. Please enjoy.
(Premise)
Two girls, Mercy and Charity, live in world where there is never sun. Each day is repeated and Mercy has never questioned this. One day she awakes to find a snowdrop on her flower, a flower which should not be yet it is. The flower speaks of spring and change and so begins a mystery in which Mercy must ask not only questions but find the answers to her family鈥檚 dark and even more mysterious past without damaging all she has ever known.
(Writing)
The writing in this book is written in third person. Sometimes in first. The letters are big and not much text appears on each page making this a quick and easy read. In fact had I not been so tired the day I started reading this, as it was past my going to bed time, I would have most likely finished it in one setting. So again very easy to read and quick. The writing is fairly simple and easy to follow. The writing is average basically. However there were two places of inconsistency *insert evil laughter here*.
The first I cannot remember on which page but the sentence reads with the word 鈥榚very鈥�, however it is in my opinion the word should have been 鈥榚ver鈥� to make more sense of the sentence. The second inconsistency I remember more accurately for it appears at the very end of the book basically on page 187. The word which is misspelled is 鈥榯ransferring鈥�. Written as 鈥榯ranferring鈥�. So two little oopsies were discovered. However for a 220 page book, not bad. Plus let鈥檚 face it, I love finding mistakes!
(Impressions)
My impressions鈥� Well perhaps it might have been because I was half asleep but for the first day the book was average to me. It invoked no particular feelings and it was as if I had just started it, that new glamour, waiting to find out the story in full detail. Again I feel this book is very average. Not good, but not bad either. I would think someone should read it whilst travelling or for a quick read and also if you鈥檙e looking for a little mystery and a quick scare. That鈥檚 what I gathered from this book. Now that was only the first half.
The second half, read more alertly, was far more interesting. It鈥檚 where the mystery really got underway, deepened and the adventure began. I also felt a lot more. Though most of the time it was anger, apprehension, disgust, rebellion and sadness. Disbelief too. Actually all the feelings were pretty much negative lol. It reminded me a lot of the last book I had read which hadn鈥檛 ended particularly well. I was afraid the same thing would happen here. Made me realise horror or suspense just wasn鈥檛 for me lol.
However I was pleasantly surprised when the story did a turn around. Even if it left me dizzy from how quick it changed. And the story actually does have a happy ending despite the emotional content and overall story development. Though I can鈥檛 help but wonder if the story only ended as it did, for the father in particular, because of the spell Mercy had weaved. Either way the ending was, not satisfactory but acceptable. Though two questions remain. Where did Claudius find the red book he gave to Mercy? Also, whatever did happen to that mechanical cat? This book I should say again was a tough little read and definitely not for people who are too depressed or too young. It鈥檚 not the baddest or scariest thing out there but it does take you for one hell of a ride.
So the story begins with an expert digging around some boxes for something valuable in a house which is being renovated after being abandoned for decades. He finds nothing of value, to his disheartened state, but does find a book which is handed to 鈥榤e鈥�. I only got this little tryst later鈥� Anyhoot. Then we open the 鈥榖ook鈥� to read the story of Century. A grand estate where the Verga family lives. The house, grounds, meadow, church, lake, little island, all of it was commissioned and built for the little family who moved from Italy to England in the 1700鈥檚. However Century is always covered in perpetual darkness. An everlasting winter where the days repeat themselves over and over again. This all changes when one day, Mercy Galliena Verga opens her eyes and discovers a snowdrop, a spring flower, on her pillow. From that moment everything changed.
She deviated from her routine and went to walk in Distillery Meadow. Saw the lake where a new ghost was met. Mercy, you see, can see the dead. Later her father, Trajan Verga, warns not only Mercy but the entire family, consisting of Mercy鈥檚 little sister Charity, the governess Galatea and the housekeeper Aurelia, that change is upon them, danger, that they must be wary, vigilant, safe. And for the first time ever Mercy questions not only her father but the way in which they have lived. Why doesn鈥檛 the sun ever shine? Why can鈥檛 she remember her mother? How old is she and Charity? What year is it? How much time has passed in this ever winter? And so the adventure begins鈥�
Through curious meetings and a red leather book, determination and hope, Mercy slowly discovers the truth of not only her past but of her family. Questions are answered and a mission is undertaken. Despite well-formed and numerous attempts to thwart her in freeing not only herself but her family and Century too, from darkness, Mercy does succeed. She discovers not only what happened to her mother, Tecla Arcadius Verga, but she regains her memories of the past, discovers the truth about what happened, and also sets forth to a new day. At first I thought of the popular answers behind the mystery of the Verga鈥檚. Either they were vampires or ghosts. Turns out I was wrong.
The Verga family are gifted Immortals. Or should I say mortal immortals. They live for hundreds of years, probably forever and their emotional state dictates their looks, sadness equals age whilst happiness equals youth. However if they are met with injury or misadventure they can die. And what happened to Century was that Mercy鈥檚 uncle, Claudius, fell in love with a mortal girl. A none Verga. And through a horrible turn of events Marietta, Claudius wife and Tecla, Mercy鈥檚 mother and Trajan鈥檚 wife, met with death. And from his loss Trajan wove a story, a spell, locking away the family for all eternity. To keep his brother, Claudius, away from people, to hide his own broken heart and to keep his family safe. However after a century, it was time to wake up鈥�
(Characters)
Mercy Galliena Verga
What a strong and capable female protagonist. I truly take my hat off to Mercy Verga. The eldest daughter of the household Mercy is a child who is too thin, too pale and too sullen. One day her pattern changes and so the adventure begins of waking up. I really love this character. You know she鈥檚 not only strong mentally but spiritually. I really felt for her when she was locked away not once but twice and the second time treated like a lunatic. I mean I was left reeling because I was like are you shitting me?! Has this been a delusion all this time?! And as quick as it had started it was over. Which left me tail spinning but grateful. Also reminded me of what happened in the last book I read, We All Fall Down by Robert Cormier. Luckily this book didn鈥檛 end as bad as that aforementioned one but boy that little scare had me going. It also brought out my petulant side. I was like don鈥檛 eat! Be miserable! Don鈥檛 talk! Destroy your room! Make them worried and regretful! Since that鈥檚 my form of rebellion. You know get back at them. But Mercy never gave up.
Yes she had help but in the end it was through her bravery, courage and determination that she bested her father and set Century free even when it was a really hard task. Sure she had her down moments but she never gave up and that鈥檚 what I like about this girl. She鈥檚 also really intelligent and capable and whilst at the end of the book she hadn鈥檛 been ready to venture out just yet, also being scared yet thrilled at being invited out, and also not really thinking about her family and ways (I actually didn鈥檛 quite understand this part) You can be sure she鈥檒l go on. And she will, forever. A really lovable and endearing character who is really, really strong.
Charity Verga
Your average bratty snooty little sister. However Charity also showed a strength to her and not to mention ingenuity. She managed to find a map of the house and a key to an important door, all leading to Mercy鈥檚 second escape. She had drawn the vital pictures and in the end one could see she was just a scared little girl too who did love her sister, who needed to be free too. Also showing a lot of intelligence. Though she is a horrible snoop. Plus she liked being the governess鈥檚 favourite. But all in all a great sidekick and just as lovable girl.
Trajan Verga
What a pathetic little man. You know his wife once said he was cruel in deceiving Marrieta鈥檚 family. Boy was she making an understatement. This guy is weak and pathetic. Firstly he can鈥檛 live without his wife but he has the girls to think of. Because of his broken heart he locks away his entire family to spend all bloody eternity in ever perpetual night. Leaving his daughters basically sleepwalking and kids forever. What the actual fuck? Are you serious? Really? Like really??? In the end I cannot help but feel it was Mercy鈥檚 spell which brought him out of his slump. But anyhoot he had to get out of it somehow and if magic was the only way then do it because to stop the spell from breaking he locked his daughter up not only once but twice and the second time turned Galatea in a co-conspirator to make Mercy believe she was crazy! Like what?! He was wrong, plain and simple. And certainly not someone I would ever be interested in cause let鈥檚 face it you could walk all over this dude despite him being 鈥榯he most powerful even amongst the Verga鈥檚鈥�. Like really. Also, irony, he never wanted to use his gift and the one time he does he makes a complete and utter mess! Either way, it is sweet how much he did love his wife. However he really didn鈥檛 think of his kids. But I believe he does love them too.
Tecla Arcadius Verga
What a grand and tough lady. Clearly she was the one who wore the pants in the family. Beautiful, intelligent and capable thank god Mercy takes after her mother. A woman who loved her family and her husband. Who stepped in the path of a blinking bullet for crying out loud, to save Claudius who was just sitting there. It was what ultimately lead to her death but even so she wasn鈥檛 scared. This lady I like and respect. She was everything neat and it鈥檚 a shame what happened to her. Though she should have been a little more pissed at her hubby after hearing what he had done. But then again she showed massive compassion and wisdom in knowing why he had done so. In the end Tecla helped her daughter one last time before finally being freed herself.
Claudius Verga
Mercy鈥檚 uncle and Trajan鈥檚 brother. He met and fell in love with a normal woman, Marietta. He loved her so he went a little nuts. Though I don鈥檛 feel the same horror as the others about what he did to the cat though he certainly in those few chapters acted like a looney. So was his love. And you have to wonder if it was a healthy love. It was sweet though, trying to figure out a way for him and Marietta to be together forever. But still it was insane. And in the end he lost her. He broke and you can鈥檛 help but feel sympathy. In the end he became numb and supposedly in the end returned to the old country. To the family there. Let鈥檚 hope he learned his lesson鈥�
Galatea and Aurelia Verga
The family Governess and Housekeeper respectively. Galatea is a hard and sometimes cold person. Described as not particularly beautiful Mercy was very against a romance between Galatea and Trajan. However that might just have been Charity鈥檚 silliness since nothing like that is hinted upon. I feel she wants to please Trajan, the master of the house, too eagerly and is way too hard on Mercy and kids in general. She needs to lighten up. Though I think she did get a taste of her own medicine and in the end wasn鈥檛 so bad. Aurelia meanwhile is just a sweet cupcake. Always the first to offer a hug and a kind word. She does show an angry side but she also melts within moments. Definitely more lovable then Galatea. Also a little braver of the two in standing up to Trajan? Also due to being apart of the Verga family both Galatea and Aurelia share in the immortal trait.
Marietta, Frederick & Chloe
Marietta was a mortal woman who met and fell in love with Claudius Verga. A man who would outlive her tenfold. Despite her not being mentioned a lot and like Tecla being deceased as Century鈥檚 story unfolds, I feel like she was a kind young woman who was just in love. However upon hearing the truth behind her new husband and his absurd and outrageous plan, she was broken hearted and in the end weighed her wedding dress down with stones and killed herself by slipping into the pond and never coming back out. She died the same night that Tecla did. The new ghost in the lake. Frederick, Marietta鈥檚 father, at discovering his loss, grew angry and retrieved a gun. He was described as a gaunt and red faced man. He levelled the pistol at Claudius, intent on killing him but instead hit Tecla who stepped in the way. Horrified he ran. I feel like he was just a concerned father who had lost his daughter and in a moment of grief did something stupid.
An act which would have consequences for a hundred years to come. Little Chloe meanwhile was Marietta鈥檚 younger sister and Mercy鈥檚 best friend. She appears so little and not very much is ever really said about her so a minimalistic opinion is all I can give. She sounded like a cute little girl who was definitely very close with Mercy. Then she saw her sister鈥檚 body after she had been found in the pond by Claudius and ran away from the sight, ran away from Mercy鈥檚 comfort. Later she was taken by her father after Claudius had chased him out, after Frederick had shot his brother鈥檚 wife, and with him fled Century. The last time Mercy would ever see her best friend again. That kinda killed me. But that鈥檚 what happened. A man lost his daughter and he took his youngest and fled. Forever, like the Verga鈥檚, haunted by one night. I wished I could say there was a happy ending for this family, but in the end it is never mentioned what happened to them. Though with the passing of time, one can be assured only descendants remain.
(Final Word)
So along with two remaining questions I find myself also lingering on three facts. One is that it sucked that Charity couldn鈥檛 participate in the journey and see her mother again. Though I doubt she had the same power to do so which explains why. Next is the sad fact that Mercy and Chloe never saw each other again and what really hit me was that by the time Mercy remembered her childhood best friend, she had not only grown up but had died in the hundred years鈥� time of Mercy being sort of asleep, under an enchantment. I mean just imagine it. You remember your best friend and realise you can never see them again because they鈥檝e been died for ages. Just wow. And what鈥檚 more. Anyone else notice how large the Verga family is? Also how only they are immortal? And we鈥檝e seen what happens when a Verga falls for a normal person, what that ultimately means.
Well my point is, uh鈥� To have a family and to have someone who could live forever like you, you would have to marry another Verga? Can someone say 鈥榯ight genes鈥�? Though I suppose as more descendants are born the blood thins but still. You know what I mean and don鈥檛 you pretend otherwise. This family basically marries and makes babies within the clan! Anyhoot. Again blood thins with time, branching out but still鈥� Anyhoot. I also wish that Charity could have shared more in the adventure with her sister Mercy. I also wonder about how 鈥榣esser鈥� Verga鈥檚 are treated like servants with no choice but to serve the 鈥榤aster of the house鈥�. (In this case a 鈥榤aster鈥� which really should be ignored and spanked to boot) And how does that work exactly? You spend a hundred years in your house then just send someone out one day? I mean how do you even go about reintegrating yourself into society? I mean when you go out and see all this new world stuff how do you keep a straight face? How do you act like you know about what you鈥檙e seeing when you have no clue? I mean I can only imagine asking every other person but what is this?
I also wonder what happened to Chloe and her father in the end. Also where did Claudius so conveniently vanish too? Hopefully he keeps his lunatic ass in line鈥� I also could have sworn I had seen the picture of the house in winter with a horsemen riding away but when I rechecked the book it was gone鈥� So I鈥檒l not think too much on that. I am forgetting something too鈥� Ah. There is one part which I totally did not get. The part where Mercy is thinking of her family鈥檚 life and ways. But I鈥檒l figure it out. Or not. That鈥檚 all I can think of saying. Sorry if this review has been jumpy lol. Well that鈥檚 all she wrote folks. Until the next book guys!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 22, 2023
"Il perito apr矛 una cassa di legno. Pullulava di ragni e mand貌 uno sbuffo pungente di polvere. L'uomo tir貌 fuori i resti rosicchiati di alcuni abitini da bambino, trasformati in un nido di topi. - Niente - disse. -Robaccia -. Poi, frugando con pi霉 attenzione, trov貌 qualcosa. - Un momento... - aggiunse tossendo per la polvere. - E questo cos'猫? Sollev貌 un libro dalla copertina di pelle rossa sbiadita e gli angoli consumati. Un grosso pezzo di spago strettamente annodato avvolgeva il volume come un pacco. Il perito estrasse un coltellino dalla tasca e tagli貌 lo spago. Apr矛 il libro e ne sfogli貌 le pagine, avvicinandoselo al naso. Lesse qualche riga, prima di richiuderlo di colpo. - 脠 un romanzo di fantasmi - concluse".
Chi ha scritto questa storia, ovvero Sarah Singleton, 猫 nata nella campagna inglese e ha lavorato in un negozio di cioccolato. Embe, direte voi, ha a che fare con Willy Wonka? No no, ma ha a che fare con una casa, per l'esattezza Century House. Ci vivono Macy, sua sorella Caroline, il loro pap脿, la governante e la cuoca.
Il problema 猫 che Macy e Caroline vanno a dormire all'alba e si alzano al tramonto. Insomma, vivono di notte - e no, non stiamo parlando di vampiro. Ogni giorno (meglio dire notte, va) 猫 identico al precedente, con le ragazze che studiano a casa da sole, nessun contatto con l'esterno. Century House sembra proprio non esistere ad occhi altrui.
Un giorno, per貌, Macy trova un fiore di bucaneve sul suo cuscino. Questo primo, strano cambiamento squarcia l'ordinariet脿 della sua vita e la porta a fare scoperte circa il suo passato - che a quanto pare 猫 annebbiato tanto quanto la casa in cui dimora.
Insomma, per farla breve: ne La casa prigioniera del tempo abbiamo una protagonista che vede i fantasmi e che non ha paura di loro; che vorrebbe ritrovare il tocco degli altri esseri umani, il calore del sole e dell'estate; che vorrebbe poter ricordare sua madre e scegliere come, dove e quando vivere. Ma soprattutto, Macy vuole ricordare cosa 猫 successo.
Beh, Macy, mi sei proprio entrata nel cuore.
Chi ha scritto questa storia, ovvero Sarah Singleton, 猫 nata nella campagna inglese e ha lavorato in un negozio di cioccolato. Embe, direte voi, ha a che fare con Willy Wonka? No no, ma ha a che fare con una casa, per l'esattezza Century House. Ci vivono Macy, sua sorella Caroline, il loro pap脿, la governante e la cuoca.
Il problema 猫 che Macy e Caroline vanno a dormire all'alba e si alzano al tramonto. Insomma, vivono di notte - e no, non stiamo parlando di vampiro. Ogni giorno (meglio dire notte, va) 猫 identico al precedente, con le ragazze che studiano a casa da sole, nessun contatto con l'esterno. Century House sembra proprio non esistere ad occhi altrui.
Un giorno, per貌, Macy trova un fiore di bucaneve sul suo cuscino. Questo primo, strano cambiamento squarcia l'ordinariet脿 della sua vita e la porta a fare scoperte circa il suo passato - che a quanto pare 猫 annebbiato tanto quanto la casa in cui dimora.
Insomma, per farla breve: ne La casa prigioniera del tempo abbiamo una protagonista che vede i fantasmi e che non ha paura di loro; che vorrebbe ritrovare il tocco degli altri esseri umani, il calore del sole e dell'estate; che vorrebbe poter ricordare sua madre e scegliere come, dove e quando vivere. Ma soprattutto, Macy vuole ricordare cosa 猫 successo.
Beh, Macy, mi sei proprio entrata nel cuore.
February 27, 2014
Macy e la sua famiglia da tempo immemore vivono in totale solitudine, ogni giorno uguale all'altro, senza domandarsi nemmeno perch猫. Si svegliano al tramonto e fanno della notte il loro giorno, senza mai allontanarsi dalla casa. Sulle loro abitudini si potrebbe regolare un orologio. Macy ha anche un dono speciale: riesce a vedere i fantasmi. Ma anche questa bizzaria ormai 猫 la normalit脿, nessuno ci fa pi霉 caso e la ragazzina saluta i fantasmi in modo automatico, come farebbe con una persona, senza quasi badare a loro. Ogni giorno Macy e la sua famiglia dicono le stesse cose, fanno le stesse cose, come se recitassero in un'infinita recita teatrale, ma non se ne rendono conto. Finch猫 un giorno accade qualcosa di diverso: Macy trova un fiore sul suo cuscino e qualcosa scatta dentro la sua testa. Iniziano a riaffiorare ricordi di un'altra vita accompagnati da domande a cui nessuno sembra saper rispondere. Perch猫 non riesce a ricordarsi di sua madre? Perch猫 nessuno ricorda com'猫 morta? E chi 猫 la misteriosa ragazza fantasma che la scruta da sotto il ghiaccio del lago?
Questo libro urla Neil Gaiman da ogni pagina e proprio per questo mi ha attirato tanto. Come per i suoi libri abbiamo una copertina molto cupa e gotica, una trama misteriosa e dannatamente intrigante e una storia davvero particolare. Sarah Singleton per貌 non 猫 Neil Gaiman, e si sente. La storia in s猫 non ha niente che non va, anzi mi ha davvero colpito, l'idea di base 猫 originale e mi sono appassionata subito ai misteri e agli enigmi che la piccola Macy si ritrova ad affrontare. E' un libro palesemente per bambini, nonostante l'atmosfera cupa, ma 猫 stata una lettura piacevole anche per me, anche se non memorabile. Il punto di forza di questa storia 猫 proprio la trama stuzziacante, piena di misteri ed intrighi. La protagonista, Macy, 猫 una ragazzina molto sveglia e curiosa, con una capacit脿 particolare, quella di vedere i fantasmi. Ma ci貌 che 猫 davvero strano in lei e nella sua famiglia 猫 che rivivono all'infinito lo stesso giorno, senza realmente rendersene conto. Ci貌 che fa scattare questa consapevolezza in Macy 猫 l'incontro con un misterioso uomo che le fa capire che nella sua vita ci sono tanti segreti. Le indagini della ragazzina si estendondono nel tempo, pi霉 che nello spazio. La casa infatti 猫 stata rinchiusa in una sorta di bolla temporale dove il tempo si 猫 fermato a causa di un incantesimo, e per scoprire qualcosa Macy deve attraversare i ricordi della sua famiglia attraverso speciali portali. Fin da subito 猫 chiaro che l'unico a sapere qualcosa 猫 il padre, che controlla l'incantesimo attraverso un libro su cui ha scritto la storia della sua famiglia come vorrebbe che fosse. Non vuole rendere la figlia partecipe dei suoi segreti, non per cattiveria, ma per proteggere lei e s猫 stesso dal dolore. La loro famiglia infatti nasconde tante tragedie e tanti segreti, tanto dolore. Macy ovviamente non si fermer脿. E' una ragazzina davvero testarda e intraprendente, oltre che molto coraggiosa. La sua avventura si svolger脿 principalmente in solitaria, attraverso la riscrittura del libro custodito dal padre, con cui spera di spezzare l'incantesimo e far tornare tutto alla normalit脿, ma avr脿 un aiuto prezioso dalla sorellina minore Caroline e dal misterioso fratello del padre, Claudius, un personaggio centrale perch猫 protagonista della pi霉 grande tragedia mai abbattutasi sulla famiglia, un personaggio ambiguo, che passer脿 da positivo, a negativo, senza per貌 mai diventare un vero e proprio antagonista. Ad ostacolarla invece ci sono il padre, che cerca di impedirle a tutti i costi di continuare le sue ricerce, e la severa tutrice Galatea, che lo affianca, cercando di arginare la sua curiosit脿. Ho letteralmente adorato la trama, il susseguirsi degli eventi, tutte le meravigliose trovate architettate dall'autrice, soprattutto verso la fine. Anche l'ambientazione 猫 davvero suggestiva e le descrizioni sono molto buone. Non si pu貌 negare per貌 che questo libro abbia qualche problema. Il difetto principale 猫 lo stile dell'autrice, troppo semplice, piatto, confusionario, ripetitivo. Aveva tra le mani una bella storia, ma non 猫 riuscita a dargli i giusti tempi narrativi, il giusto sprint, la giusta suspense. E' lento, a tratti noioso, la prima met脿 scorre davvero a fatica, soprattutto perch猫 non si capisce dove il tutto voglia andare a parare. Nella seconda parte si riprende un po', migliorando, fino ad un finale-non finale davvero geniale. Peccato che abbia rovinato quell'idea con un lieto fine abbastanza scontato. Poteva essere molto meglio.
March 28, 2018
禺賷賱賷 賰鬲丕亘 賲夭禺乇賮賷 亘賵丿貙 丨賷賮 賵賯鬲
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