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A Face Like Glass by Frances Hardinge
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it was amazing

What a lovely little jewel of a book. Someone called it bonkers, and that’s a very good description, you totally can’t work out what is going to happen next. The world-building is amazing but it’s the characters that really stand out, and so many. I clean forgot what happened to Erstwhile, so I had to go back and look it up, it’s that kind of book , very fast moving and things change all the time. It all made sense and the end brought a tear to these elderly eyes. Maybe there is something to be said for YA, a good story is a good story and doesn’t need to be difficult and sad. I wish I was young again, I’d have loved this as a child. Turns out there’s enough child left in me to adore this book.
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January 13, 2024 – Started Reading
January 13, 2024 – Shelved
January 17, 2024 – Finished Reading

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Nataliya So glad that you loved it! This is a great gateway Hardinge, I see. It was for me.

I am actually quite surprised Hardinge gets labeled a � middle grade� writer. Her books are complex enough for adults, actually more complex than many, and so what if they feature young protagonists? Gives me an extra perk of avoiding the otherwise unavoidable romance that seems to creep in everywhere (I’m not a big fan, usually).


Spad53 I don't mind a romance if it's well done, but it's quite refreshing when there isn't any, or just a tiny spark, like between Neverfell and Erstwhile. Lovely names btw. And I agree it's not the sort of YA that I usually avoid, more like Rory Thorne or The Princess bride. They seem to mark all kinds of good books as YA . Is middle-grade the same as young adult?


Nataliya Spad53 wrote: "I don't mind a romance if it's well done, but it's quite refreshing when there isn't any, or just a tiny spark, like between Neverfell and Erstwhile. Lovely names btw. And I agree it's not the sort..."

Middle Grade is aimed at preteen kids, I suppose. Seems to have n romance unlike YA books, and younger protagonists � not 17-year-old teen girls pining over undead love interests.

I haven’t read Rory Thorne although I’ve had it on my to-read for a while. Someday�


nastya I also envy kids who will discover this beautiful writer!


Spad53 Any recommendations för my next Frances Hardinge?


nastya Cuckoo song is good


Spad53 Thanks I'll get that one.


Nataliya I second that recommendation!


Spad53 Next up then. Within the Hardinge sub-section....


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