I especially enjoyed the conclusion, which was a "happily ever after" ending (I enjoy those type of endings even if I do also like me a good tragic ending every now and then too). Would recommend for families, young tweens, and teens. Great book if not the best it could have been but we have to take into account that this is a new writer and only her second book. All things-all things-work together for good. There is absolutely nothing wrong with the way God is running our stories. Live with confidence that if my friend can write a thrilling, satisfying book that ends exactly as it should despite everything going terribly wrong, then surely I can trust God to tell the perfect story with my life. But second (and more importantly), this book makes me want to live. First, this book makes me want to write-and that is a high compliment from one writer to another. And it is because he shares this love with Liona, the heroine, that she grows increasingly lovely, forgives those who have wronged her, and ultimately saves the day. He gifts kindness to everyone he meets, no matter how irrelevant or unworthy they may seem-“All the better,” as he would say. His steadfast love is the beating heart of the story he is the torch that sets other reluctant kindling aflame. He and Nico both treat others as if each person has an equal demand on their time and attention, but it is Aloysius who shines the brightest. Let me just say Benedict Cumberbatch was born to play Re, and that should be enough.Īloysius especially is a treasure. Mago Re is terribly mesmerizing and well crafted, and I won’t spoil the story by telling you the main point of his story. Aloysius, Nico, and Mago Re were my favorites-for different reasons. ![]() It’s been a long time since I was so inspired to walk in the footsteps of characters in a book. ![]() And because it is about love, it is also about loyalty, sacrifice, long-suffering, hope, mercy, forgiveness, courage, honesty, and repentance. But it really a story about true love: love between man and woman, friend and foe, high and lowly, noble and despicable, humble and arrogant, wise and foolish, kind and cruel. ![]() I can only be glad that those wonderful people, for a short sweet time, existed.īased on the cover and cryptic marketing, I had thought Sinking City was about magic and monsters and masquerades. Christine kills off some of my favorite characters, but she doesn't do anything I wouldn't do, so I can't blame her. Christine’s beautifully vivid, easy prose will suck you into this story that starts with an intense hook, settles into a comfortable middle of mystery and mistaken identities, and ends with 100 pages of breathless action. I didn't think any new novel by Christine Cohen could win me over like The Winter King with its snowy donegality, but truly, The Sinking City is even better.
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