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Familieforbannelsen (2014)

by Gareth P. Jones(Favorite Author)

3.76 of 5 Votes: 2

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Mangschou

review 1: I started reading this in a very casual way because I liked the cover characters. But the swiftly moving gothic/horror/crime/mystery/thriller/family-intrigue story very quickly hooked me and I had another late night. Had to finish it in the morning before I could function in my day. The plot held together very neatly. The characters were well written, considering there were so many of them and there was not much time to round them out in this short format. I liked the interplay between the mother and daughter very much. (It took me back to those tempestuous times when I was a teen and would be in a fuming rage with my own mother… I thing I generally find very hard to remember.) But these arguments were authentic and, as with real arguments, it is often what is not said t... morehat really gets people peeved. Along with the feeling of frustration that a teen feels as a result of being almost old enough to be independent, yet forced to be dependent or to follow along with parents' over-riding decisions with which they don't agree. Because the alternative is what? Becoming a runaway homeless 14 year old? Lastly, I relished the bold ending. Woohoo! Wild!
review 2: Loved this book from start to finish. It's weird, it's wonderful. Mariel and her mother travel from Australia to England for Mariel's grandmother's funeral. Mariel is astounded to discover she has a whole bunch of relatives her mother has never mentioned. 'Five brothers? You have five brothers?' she asks her mum in astonishment. Frustratingly, her mother won't say why she's always kept this small snippet of information to herself. At the funeral, Mariel meets not only her uncles but their wives and children. The uncles and aunties are fine (mainly) but the cousins are positively frosty, if not downright rude. 'She has eyes like dead fish,' one of them sneers at her. After the funeral, Mariel and her mum are invited to stay at each of the uncles' homes for two days. Here, Mariel discovers the Considines' dark family secrets, bit by bit, and begins to realise that her mother fleeing to Australia as a young woman and cutting off all ties, had not been such a bad idea after all. Gareth P Jones has created a great range of characters; the dialogue is snappy and the plot is gripping. Perfect for 8-11 yr olds. less

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