Like A Face Like Glass, Cuckoo Song is a little slow to start. She knows that Pen hates and resents her, and she knows that she is desperately, unceasingly hungry. But for the life of her she can’t remember the event that her parents say has made her ill, falling in the gammer nearby and having to crawl out of it again. With some effort, she’s able to recall her parents, father and mother, and her angry, rebellious sister Pen. Triss wakes up one day scrambling to recover her memories. (British authors and cuckoos, have you noticed? They can’t resist them! The cuckoo has infilitrated the British subconscious and hatched its eggs there.) But Cuckoo Song looked more my speed from the word go, a story about Britain in World War I, about sisters, and about a changeling. A Face Like Glass started slow and continued very strange before getting abruptly very exciting towards the end. My first experiment with Ana’s beloved Frances Hardinge was a mixed bag. Sensitive readers beware: there are some genuinely chilling and disturbing scenes here however, ambitious readers will relish this clever, complex and rewarding tale.Note: I received an e-galley of this book from the publisher for review consideration.
Haunting, atmospheric and full of mystery, this is a beautifully-written and captivating novel. This dark fairy-story from critically acclaimed author Frances Hardinge puts a richly imaginative spin on the old tales of changelings. Her quest for the truth takes her and her sister on a frightening adventure into the sinister hidden underworld of the city.
Soon, Triss realises that what has happened to her is stranger than anything she could ever have imagined. Even her diary is no help: when she opens it to try and remember, she finds that all the pages have been ripped out. Her parents are whispering behind closed doors, and she still can't remember what actually happened to her when she fell into the Grimmer. She is strangely, insatiably hungry her hair is always full of leaves her tears turn to cobwebs and her younger sister Pen seems to hate her. When Triss wakes up after her accident, she knows that something is wrong.
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