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A review by froydis
Nightingale's Nest by Nikki Loftin
3.0
Thanks to Edelweiss and Razorbill books for early access to this title.
This is kind of a strange book. Its a take-off on the story of The Nightingale by Hans Christian Anderson. I had a bit of a hard time getting into this book, as its filled with lots of doom and gloom. Foster kids, and evictions and serious accidents, and 12 year olds trying to fix the world. It also has kind of a strange but lovely ending, one that, for me, didn't fully fit with the rest of the story. I liked the two kids - Little John and Gayle - but I felt the adults were a bit cartoonish. Its an interesting book, and I think kids who enjoy fantasy tinged realism would enjoy this book.
This is kind of a strange book. Its a take-off on the story of The Nightingale by Hans Christian Anderson. I had a bit of a hard time getting into this book, as its filled with lots of doom and gloom. Foster kids, and evictions and serious accidents, and 12 year olds trying to fix the world. It also has kind of a strange but lovely ending, one that, for me, didn't fully fit with the rest of the story. I liked the two kids - Little John and Gayle - but I felt the adults were a bit cartoonish. Its an interesting book, and I think kids who enjoy fantasy tinged realism would enjoy this book.