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Carregando... Eloise and the Bucket of Starsde Janeen Brian
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Left in a pail at an orphanage as a baby, only something magical can save Eloise from a miserable life and give her the one she's always dreamed of. Orphaned as a baby, Eloise Pail yearns for a family. Instead, she lives a lonely life trapped in an orphanage and made miserable by the cruel Sister Hortense. Befriended by the village blacksmith, Eloise soon uncovers some strange secrets of yesteryear and learns that something terrible may be about to happen to the village. As troubles and dangers mount, she must learn who to trust and choose between saving the village or belonging to a family of her own. Unless something truly magical happens... Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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Trigger warnings: Implied disappearance or death of parents, abandonment of a child, physical injury and assault, blood depiction, death of another person
Score: Five points out of ten.
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First off, I tried to find any representation in this novel, but it turns out that I couldn't find any. What a shame. Fortunately, at least the book I'm reading now at the time of writing this has so much representation, which I appreciate. Now with that out of way, I still didn't enjoy this book, and I will refrain from reading books from this author if she doesn't improve her writing. She released a new book, which might be good. Or not. It starts with the main character, Eloise Pail, or Eloise for short, living in an orphanage since someone dumped her in a bucket at birth, hence the surname. She was trying to find her birth certificate when she got caught by a nun (that orphanage is Christian after all) and got a scolding. From then on, the book slowed significantly which dampened my reading experience, considering that I didn't like or connect to Eloise. She's not well written enough and can even come off as cold, maybe if she was someone I could root for and like I would have given the story a higher rating. Alas. I did not. The book continues to drag right until the end when after Eloise was researching such ideas like the moon, forbidden concepts (like unicorns), she discovered something, but honestly? I. Did. Not. Care. Nor did I care if another orphan came to the orphanage and formed a somewhat tenuous connection with Eloise, she wasn't an outstanding character either. The ending was a talk between the two remaining nuns and that's it. Wow. It fizzled out. Come on. ( )