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abaugher's review against another edition
4.0
brit novel set in germany, a centuries-long mysterious curse surrounding the very rumor of a set of stained glass cathedral windows haunted by the glass demon. cool. by the end of it, i found myself almost saying "that would be lovely" instead of "that would be awesome".
hoboken's review against another edition
3.0
Good YA read. Grant creates an interesting world in a subject (medieval stained glass) and area of the world (SW Germany) not often used, in Amer lit anyhow. A little Grand Guignol but lots of pluck and luck and you can keep the characters straight. Makes me want to read her earlier novel.
owls_rainbow's review against another edition
3.0
I thought this book was interesting. I picked it up in the library because I liked the cover, the writing style and shimmery bits caught my eye. I was surprised when I got home to find the book was set in Germany and I must admit I was a bit apprehensive.
The setting however wasn't so much the problem but the family dynamic, I believed that Tuesday was Lin and Polly's stepmother and Reuben's real mum but she turned out to be their real mother. Polly apart from mothering Reuben seemed younger, I initially thought that she was pregnant with the baggy jumper thing, I liked the development but I thought Lin should have fought more to get her help. The father seemed rather ignorant. The school Priest I thought was a pointless plot point, Lin saw him was all "OMG I lurve him!!" but then they only had the one bad encounter near the end of the book. I liked the twist at the end with who was killing and why (twisted guy, really).
Overall adequate but lacking in some areas.
The setting however wasn't so much the problem but the family dynamic, I believed that Tuesday was Lin and Polly's stepmother and Reuben's real mum but she turned out to be their real mother. Polly apart from mothering Reuben seemed younger, I initially thought that she was pregnant with the baggy jumper thing, I liked the development but I thought Lin should have fought more to get her help. The father seemed rather ignorant. The school Priest I thought was a pointless plot point, Lin saw him was all "OMG I lurve him!!" but then they only had the one bad encounter near the end of the book. I liked the twist at the end with who was killing and why (twisted guy, really).
Overall adequate but lacking in some areas.
carstensena's review against another edition
3.0
Great setting in a castle in the middle of a forest in Germany. More mystery than horror, but nicely done. Definitely has teen appeal.
ps_a22's review against another edition
4.0
Extraordinarily good. I loved the scary theme in the book and how the horror was accompanied by a taste of romance. It was very nice to have a logical explanation for the supernatural things that were happening and I loved the fact that two teenagers were forced to commit murder out of self-defence. A very well-written and well-planned book.
jbojkov's review against another edition
3.0
It's been awhile since I read this book so I will not get into many particulars. A teen and her family move to a remote German (?) town after her father gets permission to study local legends in the area. The legends are, of course, sinister and the family becomes ostracized for stirring up bad things in the area. The teen becomes caught up in trying to sort out the mystery with a local boy who also becomes a love interest for her. I liked this book ok, but it was not as good as The Vanishing of Katharina Linden by the same author and so I was a little disappointed.
charleslambert's review against another edition
5.0
My second Helen Grant novel and I thoroughly enjoyed it (as I did the first one - [b:The Vanishing of Katharina Linden|7692967|The Vanishing of Katharina Linden|Helen Grant|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1291052283s/7692967.jpg|10366151]). Set, like the earlier novel, in Germany and drawing on local legends to great - and genuinely creepy - effect, the book also paints a convincing picture of adolescent discomfort, to put it mildly, loneliness and displacement, the stirrings of first love, and the sheer strangeness of being oneself and having no one to share this with. It's sharply characterised, gripping and cleverly plotted. It's also, both comically and horrifically, a manual in bad parenting techniques. Recommended.
etinney's review against another edition
2.0
1.5 out of 5 stars
I only got to page 65. This book was putting me in a bad reading slump. I don't know if it was because I was sick or something else, but I just could know get into the story.
I only got to page 65. This book was putting me in a bad reading slump. I don't know if it was because I was sick or something else, but I just could know get into the story.
libkatem's review against another edition
4.0
This book was downright creepy. I really enjoyed the whole thing.
Lin's family has uprooted themselves for a year while her father is on sabbatical, researching the Allerheiligen stained glass, medieval stained glass that may be lost to history, may be cursed, and may be home to a demon. Or maybe the demons are inside us the whole time.
Fantastically written. And open for a sequel? Come on, Grant, keep writing!!!
Lin's family has uprooted themselves for a year while her father is on sabbatical, researching the Allerheiligen stained glass, medieval stained glass that may be lost to history, may be cursed, and may be home to a demon. Or maybe the demons are inside us the whole time.
Fantastically written. And open for a sequel? Come on, Grant, keep writing!!!
wordnerdy's review against another edition
1.0
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