Strange Star

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They were coming tonight to tell ghost stories A tale to freeze the blood, was the only rule Switzerland, 1816 On a stormy summer night, Lord Byron and his guests are gathered round the fire.Felix, their serving boy, can t wait to hear their creepy tales.Yet real life is about to take a chilling turn chilling than any tale.Frantic pounding at the front door reveals a stranger, a girl covered in the most unusual scars.She claims to be looking for her sister, supposedly snatched from England by a woman called Mary Shelley.Someone else has followed her here too, she says And the girl is terrified This breathtaking new book from Emma Carroll, the critically acclaimed author of Frost Hollow Hall, The Girl Who Walked On Air, In Darkling Wood and The Snow Sister, is a deliciously creepy story inspired by the creation of Frankenstein, and is brought to life by a leading talent in children s literature. Best Read [ Strange Star ] by [ Emma Carroll ] – kino-fada.fr Magical, creepy, and so beautifully written and immersive I devoured it within less than 24 hours As someone who s always been fascinated by Mary Shelley, I personally loved the masterful way Carroll built real history into her drama and played with echoes of Frankenstein, too , but this book would be just as much fun for someone who d never heard of the Shelleys i...I decided to drop back into kids fiction because of the subject matter of this book It deals with the night in Switzerland when Mary Shelley told what would become one of the most iconic horror stories ever written Told through the eyes of a freed slave Felix , who is working for Lord Byron, we hear how a young girl appears at the door of Byron s house stopping the story telling Instead she recounts a period of her life and it mirrors parts of Frankenstein I really enjoyed this, it is a grea ...A gothic, creepy, shivery tale of pushing the boundaries between life and death Superb imagery loved it.I really enjoyed this older children s book A chilling Gothic tale, set around Mary Shelly s Frankenstein but about how the idea was created not a rewrite of the story It doesn t get too scary, has great diverse characters Felix is an African ex slave, and Lizzie, an English girl who becomes blind from a lightning strike We also have women scientists and there is a theme of people wanting to ...I love getting my hands on a new Emma Carroll book I always know that I m in for a treat, so of course when Strange Star landed on my doorstep it made it straight to the top of my review pile.Strange Star told in part by Lizzie, the strange girl that appears at Villa Diodati, where Felix is serving Lord Byron and his guests The narration also focuses on what happens before Lizzie s arrival and the aftermath her tale brings Both weave together a sto...Strange Star by master storyteller Emma Carroll is a triumph of Gothic fun She treads the line skilfully between thrilling and not scaring the pants off her young audience, and her writing is beautiful without interrupting the excit...I have never read a book so fast it was that good This is an incredible story about a girl who faces a tragic event and it changes her life forever I have never read a book like this before and i hope you will know what i mean if you read it It really makes you appreciate how well an author can write and describe everything The story takes many twists and turns and it has beautiful moments in it I felt moved by certain moments in the story and i felt it conclud...For fans of Frankenstein this is a real treat.We see the story behind the story, so it was great to see the links and what was imagined.When Felix opens the door of his master s home one night to a young girl, he is not prepared to hear one of the strangest stories ever told He listens spellbound as young Lizzie tells him the tale of Francesc...A story within a story How Mary Shelley may have been inspired to write Frankenstein With Gothic horror and suspense in historical period that is well described you could envisage it I like the way it is written in 1st and 3rd person and beautifully woven together A joy to read.A fantastic book inspired by Frankenstein about a scientist s ambitions regardless of consequences Also about a girl s fierce love for her younger sister and her determination to bring her back home I loved this book It makes me really want to read Frankenstein

Strange Star
  • 23 March 2017
  • Paperback
  • 320 pages
  • 0571317650
  • Emma Carroll
  • Strange Star