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Bezig met laden... Strands of Bronze and Golddoor Jane Nickerson
  
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  ) lmauro123 | Dec 28, 2023 |  ) lmauro123 | Dec 28, 2023 |  ) MaraBlaise | Jul 23, 2022 | ) jennybeast | Apr 14, 2022 | The book could technically be said to have an anti slavery message, but from a modern perspective that doesn't mean much when every POC in its pages is a stereotype designed to motivate or care for the vapid and poorly written protagonist. The writer doesnt respect them, and neither does the protagonist, who at one point sneaks out to spy on a community spiritual gathering after she has been told its a special time for black locals to be alone without white people. The story romanticizes the antebellum south and spends far too much time describing all the fancy blood money bought clothes all the rich people are wearing. The end of the book tries to surprise and horrify the reader with the revelation that the antagonist is a monster, but you already know he's a monster in chapter one when its revealed he is a slave owner. Literally everything about him enforces this initial impression of awfulness so the protagonists infatuation with him is weird and disturbing to read about seeing as she is underage and he is 25 years her senior and her legal guardian... its straight up an abusive relationship, but the book paints it as a flirtatious romance for far longer than it has any reason to, and seems to seek sympathy for the man who turns out in the end to be a goddamn serial killer. If for some reason you do check this book out, heads up that there is a graphic scene of sexual assault in the final chapters. ( )1  mutantpudding | Dec 26, 2021 |
When 17-year-old Sophia’s father dies, she is sent from Boston to Wyndriven Abbey, the Mississippi plantation of her godfather, Monsieur Bernard de Cressac. There, Sophia becomes more and more suspicious of the plantation slaves’ living and working conditions, the vine-shrouded outbuildings she is not allowed to explore, and the various treasures belonging to Bernard’s former wives, all dead, that she finds in the attic. In spite of her uneasy attraction to Bernard’s increasingly romantic intentions, Sophia finds herself falling for Gideon Stone, the local minister. With nods to such classics as Rebecca and Gone with the Wind, first-time novelist Nickerson adds a strictly American spin to her version of the Bluebeard fairy tale. With headstrong Sophia, handsome rake Monsieur de Cressac, and sweet, courageous Reverend Stone wrapped in a romantic love triangle; the glamorous Mississippi plantation as a cover for the somewhat sanitized horrors of slavery; and an increasingly obvious murder mystery; this will beckon readers of historical fiction, romance, and mystery alike. Grades 9-12. Onderdeel van de reeks(en)
Horror.
Romance.
Historical Fiction.
Young Adult Fiction.
HTML:The Bluebeard fairy tale retold. . . . When seventeen-year-old Sophia Petheram’s beloved father dies, she receives an unexpected letter. An invitation—on fine ivory paper, in bold black handwriting—from the mysterious Monsieur Bernard de Cressac, her godfather. With no money and fewer options, Sophie accepts, leaving her humble childhood home for the astonishingly lavish Wyndriven Abbey, in the heart of Mississippi. Sophie has always longed for a comfortable life, and she finds herself both attracted to and shocked by the charm and easy manners of her overgenerous guardian. But as she begins to piece together the mystery of his past, it’s as if, thread by thread, a silken net is tightening around her. And as she gathers stories and catches whispers of his former wives—all with hair as red as her own—in the forgotten corners of the abbey, Sophie knows she’s trapped in the passion and danger of de Cressac’s intoxicating world. Glowing strands of romance, mystery, and suspense are woven into this breathtaking debut—a thrilling retelling of the “Bluebeard” fairy tale. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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