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Registre-se no LibraryThing tpara descobrir se gostará deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. This review was written for LibraryThing Member Giveaways. I loved this story! It was a refreshing take on the old "here's a strange door leading to a whole other world" idea. Bess is trapped in the basement and escapes through a strange door in the wall that leads her to a world vastly unlike the the one of traffic and cell phones and lots of people she is used to. She has escaped from the man with a shotgun in her world to be chased by men on horseback with swords and a bad attitude toward strangers. And then things get really weird.This review was written for LibraryThing Member Giveaways. Cloaks was an amazing book! It caught my attention from the first line, as my initial thought was “What am I getting myself into!” The characters were extraordinary, but not unbelievable. Bess showed courage and spunk, but also a goodness that inspired others. Her adventure was compelling as she learned to trust others, was driven to repay the kindnesses shown her, and took enormous risks as a result of both. Heldrick was the perfect mysterious character, absolutely amazing! Their adventure was exciting and suspenseful. The interaction between the two worlds was also delightful. And the ending made me cry, as I was incredibly moved by the friendship that had been built between the main characters, and the ways that friendship had changed them both for the better. I recommend this book to teens and adults, or anyone who loves a good and honorable adventure.I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This review was written for LibraryThing Member Giveaways. Just finished reading this book, and I enjoyed it. Great premise, good pace. Although the use of different names took some getting used to, I found myself getting caught up in the story pretty quickly. I would definitely want to continue reading other novels in the series. This review was written for LibraryThing Member Giveaways. Fearful young brother Jeff has hit a ball close to the Heldrik house. Older sister Bess volunteers to get it back. The ball landed close to a basement window of the Heldrik house. Attempting to grab it, Bess caused it to go through the window into the basement. She felt obligated to go into the basement, get the ball, and escape without being discovered by Heldrik. It did not work out because once in the basement she was unable to climb back up to the window; it was too high. OK, plan B. Quietly find a door and sneak out through the house. She found such a door, but instead of opening into the rest of the house, there was a mirror. There was not much time for reflection as curmudgeon Heldrik appeared and seemingly threatened her with a shotgun. So, through the looking glass and into an existence that had the countryside appearance of a feudal agrarian society. It was not a welcoming world. First she was captured by a guy on horseback wearing a cloak. He was not alone; things looked grim. Then a mysterious rescuer appeared who shot an arrow into the neck of her would be captor, giving Bess a chance to flee. Success in this effort was negated by a near poisonous fruit she ate which rendered her unconscious. But not before she found a barn where she went into a semi-coma. Found and almost adopted by the farmer family that owned the barn; she stayed with them long enough to become minimally fluent in the language of this new world. This new world was divided into several classes. The farmer family where Bess stayed was of the lowest class, the cadril. They were oppressed by a ruling class, Quistrils, divided into several levels, from Novice to Ascendant. Think of country folk and city folk but separated by a lot of malice and ill will. Bess had no place in this world, one that was connected to the “real” world by a portal or “conjunction.” The portal was unstable and subject to a degrading that would end in destruction. The rulers of this world knew about the conjunction, inhabitants of the real world did not. Rulers in this world feared invasion from the real world; the appearance of someone like Bess, a marginal was a threat. A solution was for the Quistrils to capture Bess, discover the location of the “conjunction”, and destroy it. Because the Quistrils were absolutely authoritarian and all the citizenry, Quistrils and cadrils, had a duty to report strangers such as Bess; it was just a matter of time before she would be discovered. She was discovered during her lengthy stay with the farm family by a Quistril, who turned out to be Heldrik. He appeared in a guise several years younger than his real world existence. Although a Quistril, he despised the social injustices perpetrated by the Quistril system. He had followed Bess through the conjunction with the aim of rescuing her and returning her to her real world family. The rest of the novel will be a series of chase scenes as Heldrik and Bess attempt to return through the portal/mouse hole/conjunction, all names for the same thing. All of the incidents and conflicts will play out in a background of Quistil political differences that mirror the conflicts in GoT. The writing is generally fast paced and entertaining. It only lags in the very detailed descriptions of the labyrinths that make up the Citadel, the headquarters compound of the Quistrils. I found myself trying to draw a map so I could keep up with where characters were at various points in their stories. Although I will read more from this author, I did not read the preview following this novel. I just don’t like previews. sem resenhas | adicionar uma resenha
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"A TREASURE!" --Three-time Hugo-winner Mary Robinette KowalOld Mr. Heldrick is every bit as dangerous as the kids imagine--not because he's a demented killer but because his house hides a portal to another world, and he's the guardian. When Bess is caught in his basement, she's forced to flee through that doorway, not knowing where it leads.She finds herself in a nightmare world controlled by black-cloaked, knife-wielding horsemen. Within minutes she's on the run. Lost and hungry, she steals and eats fruit from an orchard, which turns out to be poisonous and nearly kills her before she reaches a farm family who take her in. The family members hide her and nurse her back to health, at great risk to themselves. Then, just when she's nearly recovered, the trackers arrive....And that's when her problems really begin.Full of intrigue, suspense, and surprise, CLOAKS has been called "a shining example of the genre" by Nebula nominee Sylvia Spruck Wrigley. It will keep you glued until the last page. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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