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Springsweet (2012)

by Saundra Mitchell(Favorite Author)
3.86 of 5 Votes: 5
ISBN
1299888682 (ISBN13: 9781299888685)
languge
English
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publisher
Harcourt Brace and Company
series
The Vespertine
review 1: This is a sequel story and I'm sure I would have enjoyed it more had I read the first book first. It was a fun narrative about a girl who goes to live with her aunt in the 'wild west' after she finds herself 'ruined' in Baltimore. Out west she discovers that she has a magical gift that allows her to know where water is. A love story is told through it all, but I felt that the characters lacked development and the magical aspects of the story were glossed over. They didn't seem to fit.
review 2: Excellent. It's tricky to write good voice in historical fiction: too modern and it sounds off, too accurate and it can impede understanding. Mitchell's really good at it, Zora's voice is clear and distinct and she feels like she belongs in her setting (from Baltimor
... moree to the prairies; a frontier story!). I'm also impressed by the length: it's difficult to write a proper story with fleshed out characters in under 300 pages and this is the third time Mitchell's done it. Looking forward to the sequel. 4 stars less
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Hiina
argh it was too short with not enough about Amelia; but damn it I still LOVED it
Amyyy
Read my review in an upcoming issue of the Historical Novel Society's REVIEW.
Joscelin
Can we have a third book? Pretty, pretty please?
Moridiin
Really enjoyed this.
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