Upon my first impression of this book I was fairly right in judging (yes generally you shouldn't but we all do let's face it.) That this book would be indeed grim.
Usually these sorts of books I tend to pass up as I don't tend to think I will enjoy them as much as others will. However, I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed the story.
It started out very bleakly with no hope of any happiness. (Not even a ray of sunshine) I do wish to state that readers that may be triggered by acts of sexual deviancy, violence or loss of babies will not wish to read this as it may be too upsetting.
I would say this story is much like a darker more macabre version of Matilda with characters as mean and cold hearted as Miss Trunchbull (but worse, though hard to believe as Miss Trunchbull is truly wicked) but as lovely and wonderful as Miss Honey.
I do not wish to give any spoilers for this story for readers keen to immerse themselves into this amazing but very grim story so am struggling on how to put my words without giving anything important away.
The storyline is incredible and delves into the world of orphaned children and their day to day lives at a work house and what that would entail.
We embark on a particular Orphan and get to know their story with great detail.
I became very attached to the ins and outs of Sundays life and hung on every word of the book.
I would recommend this book highly to anybody (except for those stated for the reason above as it may be too much)
I do have to note, though I could be wrong, I believe on chapter 22 page 184 there may be a typo/incorrect spelling
"Sunday say opposite her and licked her lips which were suddenly dry." I am certain that is supposed to read "Sunday sat opposite her and licked her lips which were suddenly dry."
Though I am keen to know if I have misunderstood or have indeed found a spelling error.
Thank you for taking the time to read my review (if you have) and to those who will be reading this book I hope you enjoy it as much as I did despite the very bleak and dark plot.
Usually these sorts of books I tend to pass up as I don't tend to think I will enjoy them as much as others will. However, I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed the story.
It started out very bleakly with no hope of any happiness. (Not even a ray of sunshine) I do wish to state that readers that may be triggered by acts of sexual deviancy, violence or loss of babies will not wish to read this as it may be too upsetting.
I would say this story is much like a darker more macabre version of Matilda with characters as mean and cold hearted as Miss Trunchbull (but worse, though hard to believe as Miss Trunchbull is truly wicked) but as lovely and wonderful as Miss Honey.
I do not wish to give any spoilers for this story for readers keen to immerse themselves into this amazing but very grim story so am struggling on how to put my words without giving anything important away.
The storyline is incredible and delves into the world of orphaned children and their day to day lives at a work house and what that would entail.
We embark on a particular Orphan and get to know their story with great detail.
I became very attached to the ins and outs of Sundays life and hung on every word of the book.
I would recommend this book highly to anybody (except for those stated for the reason above as it may be too much)
I do have to note, though I could be wrong, I believe on chapter 22 page 184 there may be a typo/incorrect spelling
"Sunday say opposite her and licked her lips which were suddenly dry." I am certain that is supposed to read "Sunday sat opposite her and licked her lips which were suddenly dry."
Though I am keen to know if I have misunderstood or have indeed found a spelling error.
Thank you for taking the time to read my review (if you have) and to those who will be reading this book I hope you enjoy it as much as I did despite the very bleak and dark plot.