TITLE: The House of Velvet and Glass
AUTHOR: Howe, Katherine
GENRE: Fiction
I got this book because I loved The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Howe. So we'll see how this one goes...
GENRE: Fiction
DATES READ: 4/8/2016 - 4/17/2016
MY RATING: 3/5
I got this book because I loved The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Howe. So we'll see how this one goes...
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This book was based in Boston's Back Bay in the early 1900's. It switches seamlessly back in time between colonial Shanghai, and the deck of the fated Titanic. A mourning Sybil Allston must discover whether she's seeing the truth within the crystal ball, and just smoke and mirrors.
Overall, I loved the characters within The House of Velvet and Glass, but in a weird way, I felt it was lacking plot.
The settings and time periods were they saving grace, among unique characters that the ability to jump off of the pages. Eulah and Sibyl were both intriguing. But overall, I feel they don't go anywhere, and nothing changes.
I think my character arc was Lonnie. I would love to read a whole story about him and his life. This book was good but I will stick with Deliverance Dane.
Will read and write...
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The settings and time periods were they saving grace, among unique characters that the ability to jump off of the pages. Eulah and Sibyl were both intriguing. But overall, I feel they don't go anywhere, and nothing changes.
I think my character arc was Lonnie. I would love to read a whole story about him and his life. This book was good but I will stick with Deliverance Dane.
Will read and write...
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