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You're very kind, Sir Alois," Marianne said, smiling wanly. "But you're right. It is important that you know where we're going, and it's not like it's a secret. Our destination is… Castle Fraldarius."
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Elizabeth (Betty) had given up everything to care for her step-grandmother Arlette until her death. Arlette was a very picturesque person in her way of dressing, she did not appreciate her only son, but from the first moment she saw Betty she assumed her as a friend, granddaughter, companion and confidant. She had never left Guernsey Island, or so everyone thought.The book flips between dual stories of a young woman in 1995 and her grandmother in the 1920s, tied through a mystery the granddaughter is trying to solve about her family’s past. Their stories, unbeknownst to either of them, have many parallels as they set out from Guernsey to try life in London. They both learn, for good or bad, that one person’s actions can reverberate across the lives of many. In September 2016, after “Closer” had already reached the summit of the Billboard Hot 100, Isaac Slade and Joe King, respectively the lead singer and guitarist of The Fray, were given additional songwriting credits on the song due to the similarity of its chorus to the verses of their 2005 breakout hit, “Over My Head (Cable Car).” I cared much less about the story of Arlett and her adventures in the roaring 20's. I thought that it was an odd decision by the author to have Arlett be Betty's "step-grandmother" instead of her real grandmother. It seemed an unnecessary detail that made Betty's determination to uncover her story less compelling.
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For Jessalyn and her mom, moving to the small town of Avondale, California seemed like the perfect decision; they wanted the new scenery but what they really needed was a new start.He was said to have eyes like a beast and a heart made of ice. Few who crossed swords with him lived to tell the tale, and he was said to leave piles of corpses and a sea of blood in his wake. He spoke little, but every word was as bracing and harsh as a winter gale. His glare alone caused his enemies to throw down their weapons and beg for mercy. He even famously declared he was more comfortable holding a sword than a woman's hand. Blood, blades, and battle were all he knew. The story is told in two stages in Soho, in the postwar years of the 20s by Arlette and by Betty in the 90s. In fact, she had been planning on doing just that within the week. However, if someone needed the Knights of Seiros, which was often, she had no choice but to delay. Her absence would be too conspicuous. Say no more," Alois interrupted. "It's only natural for you to be nervous about marrying someone you've never met. You don't have to talk about it if it makes you uncomfortable." Returning to school was probably one of the stupidest things I could've ever done at the time. Since I didn't have any friends to help me through my hard times, and none of the students actually knew about my dad's passing, they still threw comments my way and treated me as though nothing had happened. It felt horrible because I was now not only dealing the death of my father, but now the comments of my idiot classmates. The only people at school who were sympathetic towards me were the teachers, who helped me catch up on my work and went a little easier on my course load before I sat my exams, earning me the rambunctious title of "teacher's pet".
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By the end of the book, I found myself wanting to visit London and the locations that feature in the story, so alive did the characters feel to me. Here she was, torn between the man who kept her safe and the man who made her feel mad with wanting. As the freak, I got bullied and teased regularly, but I knew that I had a hard exterior and I knew that if I didn't let their teasing and name-calling get to me I could make it through, and that's exactly what I did. That was up until a couple of months ago, when my life changed forever. I have enjoyed all of the Lisa Jewell novels that I have read so far, including this one - but it was not my favorite. I already know this author's style so I expected a slow build up, but this one took me even longer than usual to get into; and I felt the story was kind of weak. There was a dual timeline and I liked the story of the present (well, early 1990's) better. Betty Dean was a really likable main character, a young girl having a good time on her own for the first time in London.
Still, she couldn't help but feel awful that poor Marianne had been saddled with the same fate she once faced. It was no wonder Marianne looked so somber. And unlike Annette, she hadn't been able to run away. Annette supposed the least she could do in return was pray to the goddess to protect Marianne and hope that the Wolf wouldn't tear her apart.
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