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Black Spring (2013)

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3.28 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0763660094 (ISBN13: 9780763660093)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Candlewick Press

review 1: I finished Black Spring last night. I've always been a fan of Wuthering Heights and I loved the Pellinor series so I thought I'd give this a try. While it was a decent rendering of the overall storyline, it lacked the redemptive angle that made the original so good. It was all a tragedy with none of the learning. I was expecting the Vendetta culture to play a role in the main story and it didn't. It was hinted at and then faded away. The magic was also quite understated as well, never explaining how it all fit in. This was not a Virtus book and was mostly sad and depressing. It made me want to go re-read the original which was more emotional and satisfying.
review 2: Absolutely gorgeously written. I've been waiting anxiously to something new from Alison Croggan... more and was excited to pick this up. I knew it was based on Wuthering Heights, which I can honestly say isn't my favorite, but I was interested to see where this book went with the threads. Ok, so it's been a loooooong time since I read Heights, but I finished Black Spring wondering where it differed from the source material. I know it *does,* I know there's magic, but I still wonder at the originality. I don't want anyone to take this for fact, since I don't remember all of what happened in Bronte's text and I'll say it again - this book is well-written and engrossing. The story pulls you right into it. But the wrap-up came on a bit too quickly and I think I expected more - something different from what I remember of Catherine and Heathcliff's story. Check it out and let me know what your opinion is! less

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