Present Regarding Books A Skinful of Shadows
| Title | : | A Skinful of Shadows |
| Author | : | Frances Hardinge |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 416 pages |
| Published | : | October 17th 2017 by Amulet Books (first published September 2017) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Historical. Historical Fiction. Young Adult. Fiction. Paranormal |
Frances Hardinge
Hardcover | Pages: 416 pages Rating: 4.03 | 5100 Users | 877 Reviews
Description Conducive To Books A Skinful of Shadows
This is the story of a bear-hearted girl . . .Sometimes, when a person dies, their spirit goes looking for somewhere to hide.
Some people have space within them, perfect for hiding.
Twelve-year-old Makepeace has learned to defend herself from the ghosts which try to possess her in the night, desperate for refuge, but one day a dreadful event causes her to drop her guard.
And now there's a spirit inside her.
The spirit is wild, brutish and strong, and it may be her only defence when she is sent to live with her father's rich and powerful ancestors. There is talk of civil war, and they need people like her to protect their dark and terrible family secret.
But as she plans her escape and heads out into a country torn apart by war, Makepeace must decide which is worse: possession – or death.
List Books Concering A Skinful of Shadows
| Original Title: | A Skinful of Shadows |
| ISBN: | 1419725726 (ISBN13: 9781419725722) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | Locus Award Nominee for Best Young Adult Book (2018), Waterstones Book of the Year Nominee (2017), Carnegie Medal Nominee (2019), Lodestar Award Nominee (2018) |
Rating Regarding Books A Skinful of Shadows
Ratings: 4.03 From 5100 Users | 877 ReviewsDiscuss Regarding Books A Skinful of Shadows
Ms Hardinge was on my radar for a very long time, and finally managed to read her. Bad thing I never knew that it was a follow up but the good thing was I never realized before or after reading it that it was a follow-up to The Lie Tree. Only after reading other reviews I came to know of this fact. But I guess it does not matter because I enjoyed this book and never felt that it had some references from some other book.Anyways, coming back to the book I never thought this would be such a darkPuritans and Royalists and their lead-up to the English Civil War in the mid-1600s are the backdrop of a good story about Makepeace Lightfoot, a young woman who was raised in some secrecy by her mother and taught to defend herself from ghosts entering her mind. With her mother's death, Makepeace is sent to Grizehayes, the ancestral home of her father and his noble family, the Fellmottes. Little do they know that Makepeace inadvertently allowed a maddened spirit to enter her while she was
I had a REALLY strong horror vibe in the first part of this book. Great atmosphere, vivid emotional impact, and I felt like I had no control. Beautiful. Hardinge is really great at this. :)After that, however? The book went from being possessed by the ghost of a bear to a story of fantasy intrigue in the days of England's Civil War in the 17th century. Say what? Oh, yeah. Very period historical fantasy. Fun historical fantasy. Great characters.Our MC's life stalls in the household of her
This now joins the top ranks of being one of my favorite Hardinge novels. I absolutely loved it! The first half was interesting enough and I liked the setting. But the second half really took off for me as some unexpected things happened. And the ending was perfect.
A Skinful of Shadows by Frances Hardinge is the follow-up to her 2015 book The Lie Tree. However, Shadows is set just prior to the English civil war in the 1650s era and utilizes as a background the gaining momentum of that war. The seventeenth century is not a common time period in which to set a YA book.The book gives us castles, hungry soldiers, plagues, and suspicious townsfolk. Did I mention it also gives us ghosts? Oh yes, a number of ghosts. One of the great aspects of the story is that
I was expecting to enjoy the book more than I actually did :( Nonetheless, I might give it another chance again in the future!
From the 5 chapters that were included with this ARC, I'm definitely intrigued in reading the rest of this story. The story starts out strong and is interesting and engaging from the the very first page with interesting characters and a very enticing premise.. I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the story.
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