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Marietta’s life takes a strange turn, however, when a mysterious toymaker, Dr Drosselmeier, moves into the neighbouring townhouse, heralding the arrival of magic, wonder, and mystery in Marietta’s life. Theodore set his sherry glass down harder than was warranted. A few drops bloodied the ivory tablecloth. He harrumphed, the tips of his ears pinkening. I hear no one has had the good fortune to host him yet, though half of society have already started to plan their weddings,’ Victoria grumbled. ‘He’s the most eligible bachelor we’ve seen in quite some time.’
We also have a cruel and vindictive villain in this who I hated. It was very easy to feel for these characters, whether it's compassion for our protagonist, or a sense of loathing for our antagonist, it was a beautifully constructed world filled with a colourful cast of characters.
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Much of the usual, I’m afraid, Father. My studies leave me very little time to devote to anything else.’ The story is set in Nottingham during the early 20th century. The Edwardian era wasn’t always the kindest for young women who want to make their own choices, as Marietta Stelle soon finds out. All Marietta wants to do is dance but her family have other ideas. It is currently approaching Christmas, but in the new year, she will be obliged to marry and take her place in society. Theodore gave a disapproving sniff. ‘Are you certain that’s wise? Perhaps he has yet to be mentioned for good reason.’ A sumptuous and spellbinding read' Heidi Swain, Sunday Times bestselling author of Underneath the Christmas Tree
The idea and the beginning of the story were promising but the entire execution of the classic needed extra development, emotional depth. It's funny, as all the males in this story all had voices as silky as warm caramel, and eyes like hazelnut swirls in which you could apparently drown in. Please, may I be spared? I'm pretty sure our main character, Mariette, farts butterscotch gums, and Pontefract cakes, too.
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Victoria pursed her lips. ‘Why can you not perform both? I’m a society woman and I’m not about to let a few old-fashioned-minded relics dictate what I can and cannot do with my life.’ When Marietta returned from rehearsal, she was greeted by the tittle-tattle emanating from her mother’s private drawing room during afternoon tea with her closest circle of confidantes and fellow traders in gossip. As for the rest of the characters, Marietta and Legat were my favorites. Well, mostly Legat if I'm being completely honest here. He just made things so much better in my eyes and I couldn't help but ship them. Their adventure brought them closer to one another and I just really enjoyed their teamwork when it came to certain foes.
Now, Harriet’s deep-set eyes bored into Marietta’s. ‘Chasing after your dreams is a peculiar kind of suffering; it is not for the weak-hearted or cowardly-minded. It requires deep strength and endless determination.’ In the darkness of night, magic awaits and you will never forget what you find here... Your favourite authors have fallen under the magical spell of Midnight in Everwood: A glittering rush of sugar-sweet enchantment laced with sparkling prose and bewitching storytelling. Beware of entering this magnificent world; Everwood will dazzle and seduce you and then steal you away' Stephanie Garber, Sunday Times bestselling author of Once Upon A Broken Heart Victoria sent a scathing look in her direction and Marietta concealed a smile. She could never quite discern whether the two women were the most intimate of friends or the shrewdest of rivals, camouflaged as confidantes. A mysterious new neighbour – who Marietta would later come to learn went by the name of Dr Drosselmeier – heralded the arrival of magic and wonder in her life. Though he appeared to be but an ordinary man, enchantment clung to him. It dripped from his voice, seeped out from under his skin and whispered around his eyes.The characters were also very one dimensional. None of them had a unique voice, and we never got a clear sense of their personality beyond their archetype. The dialogue was stilted and not reflective of how anyone would actually speak. They seemed to just exist as opportunities for the author to make grand, flowery declarations that sound profound, but end up ringing hollow in the context of the narrative. I enjoy flowery prose and an interesting long word or two that I need to look up in the dictionary, but this book was inundated with abrupt, obvious thesaurus researched words, that in some instances, didn't fit with the sentence. Many of them didn't make any sense, and I felt like I was reading something that needed a decent edit. When you use language you need to know exactly when and where to use it. Another issue was that a number of sentences appeared to be snapped in two, with an incorrectly placed full stop there. Why? The above paragraph is basically what is known in the description of the book. However, this was actually the first 40-50% of the book- so much of the plot is given away and I just prefer reading my books with a few more surprises.
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