A unique and distinctive dark gothic fantasy story set in the Bavarian Forest in 1900.
This is a story predominantly of family and friendship, of magic and superstition.
Cassie Engel lives in a peculiar house in the top of a mountain. We learn lots of incentive details about the house. Cassie, whilst the child, seems the responsible one: she looks after the maintenance of the house whilst also running around after her mother, who is a famous singer, and tending to her sick grandmother, whom she is very close to.
Cassie’s best friend is Raphael, who lives on the outskirts of the nearby village of Edenburg, friendship her mother doesn’t approve of.
The book starts with a cherub flying into Cassie’s bedroom. Cassie & Raphael feel compelled to look after and protect the cherub. This leads them to researching what it means. Little do they know that they will end up discovering things about themselves and their families that will change their lives together.
I do feel like some of the themes & relationships could have been explored more. However, it has scope to be developed into a series where more can be explored.
An extremely enjoyable read.
This is a story predominantly of family and friendship, of magic and superstition.
Cassie Engel lives in a peculiar house in the top of a mountain. We learn lots of incentive details about the house. Cassie, whilst the child, seems the responsible one: she looks after the maintenance of the house whilst also running around after her mother, who is a famous singer, and tending to her sick grandmother, whom she is very close to.
Cassie’s best friend is Raphael, who lives on the outskirts of the nearby village of Edenburg, friendship her mother doesn’t approve of.
The book starts with a cherub flying into Cassie’s bedroom. Cassie & Raphael feel compelled to look after and protect the cherub. This leads them to researching what it means. Little do they know that they will end up discovering things about themselves and their families that will change their lives together.
I do feel like some of the themes & relationships could have been explored more. However, it has scope to be developed into a series where more can be explored.
An extremely enjoyable read.