This book has made the rounds and no mistake. I started seeing early reviews awhile back and read a few delightful interviews with Leanna Renee Hieber and found myself intrigued to read her first novel-- The Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy Parker . I was, therefore, tickled to receive a copy for review from Ms. Hieber and quickly set about settling in. I knew it was a Gothic paranormal mystery of sorts, featuring (among other things) a group of loyal comrades, a private London academy, a bit of magic, an albino, and a swoon-worthy broody professor a la Richard Armitage in North & South . *moment of silence for the awesomeness of The Armitage* And that was the extent of my pre-reading knowledge. That and the fact that I loved the cover with its simple yet moody, midnight blue and its slightly off-kilter, scripty title. Miss Percy Parker is about to embark on an adventure, albeit a much larger one than she imagines. Leaving the convent--the only home she's ever known--a
Oooo, Robin McKinley - love!
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to the BEA post! I like reading them and reliving, hehe.
Janicu, yes! Those are 800 good first words...
ReplyDeleteWish we could have spent more time chatting at BEA. It's all a bit overwhelming, isn't it?
:sigh: I wanted to go! :cries:
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Good to have you back, Angie
holy crap - the werewolf looks awesome!! =) I'm excited.
ReplyDeleteI was too young to go to BEA..
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ALady, I bet. I was just lucky everything fell into place so I could go. Fingers crossed that it happens again next year and you get to come too!
ReplyDeleteCam, I thought so too! I have a feeling I'm going to enjoy Jake in this one...
Emily, I'm so sorry. Your time will come!
I want to be with TMUAGOBPE. I'm however terribly unqualified...
ReplyDeleteJacob looks yummy. If people weren't fans of him before, they probably will be now.
I think Charlie's Coffeehouse would be one of my cozy places too. I'll have to think of more.
Liza, I agree. Many a new Jacob fan will be made. And McKinley just nailed it with Charlie's. It just came alive and felt like the kind of place all those crazy, lovable people would want to be. So naturally we want to be there too.
ReplyDeletejust watched the trailer and I got chills
ReplyDeleteLiz, hehe. I know.
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