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Nightfall Gardens (English Edition) Formato Kindle

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Vain Lily Blackwood and her shy brother Silas wonder if their family will ever settle in one place long enough to lead a normal life. When a mysterious stranger arrives claiming to be their uncle, they discover their parents have been hiding a secret that turns their world upside down.

The two are kidnapped to Nightfall Gardens, the family’s ancestral home, a place shrouded in ancient mystery, where they meet their dying grandmother and learn of an age-old curse placed on Blackwood females.

Lily must take over as protector of the house and three haunted gardens that hold mythical beasts, fairy-tale nightmares, and far worse. If she doesn’t, the evil trapped there will be unleashed and bring on a new dark age.

While she deals with malevolent ghosts inside the house, Silas is put to work in the gardens, where one wrong step means death.

Along the way, they search to unlock the secrets of the house and to stop the creatures in the gardens before the world is destroyed.
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About the Author Allen Houston is a native Oklahoman who has lived in Japan and Indonesia. He has worked as a journalist at the Dallas Morning News and New York Post. He’s currently city editor for Metro New York. Allen lives in Brooklyn with his wife, daughter and a menagerie of animals.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00CPF7INK
  • Editore ‏ : ‎ Flycatcher Books; 1° edizione (8 maggio 2013)
  • Lingua ‏ : ‎ Inglese
  • Dimensioni file ‏ : ‎ 1029 KB
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  • Memo ‏ : ‎ Su Kindle Scribe
  • Lunghezza stampa ‏ : ‎ 249 pagine
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Tricia B
5,0 su 5 stelle A brilliant series
Recensito nel Regno Unito il 30 novembre 2022
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Had me hooked from book 1, hope the author writes more like this!
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Lessa
5,0 su 5 stelle Very pleasantly surprised how good this is!
Recensito negli Stati Uniti il 26 giugno 2016
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“Only later, when she was locked away at Nightfall Gardens, would Lily realize that the moment she saw the man with the wolf’s-head cloak was the beginning of the end of her old life.”

Fourteen year old Lily has dreams of being an actress on the famous stages of Paris. Her brother Silas is writing a play. Theirs is a family of the stage, their parents trying to make a go of a run-down theater in New Amsterdam.

Lily is a bit shallow and vain, Silas a bit of a dreamer, but as the story unfolds they both show they have more spunk and backbone that we might have thought. I liked them both. Silas especially is caring, empathetic and loyal. Lily isn’t as superficial as she comes across in the beginning. And they care about each other, which is nice.

This book starts out in New Amsterdam, which would be New York about 100 years prior to the Revolutionary War. I had thought it had a bit of a Victorian era feel, with carriages, etc. I was only off by a bit there. :D

Soon though the story moves on to Nightfall Gardens, the mysterious, spooky and exceedingly strange estate of the children’s dying grandmother.

Their uncle tells them, “I’ve done my duty keeping the dark at bay for 13 years, but it draws closer with each sip of Deiva’s faltering breath. Only a Blackwood daughter can keep the final night from coming.”

We get our first view of the house, “The ancient-looking palace rose out of nowhere to dominate the landscape. It was protected by a high stone wall that stretched to the horizon. He saw a jumble of towers, spires, and walls of windows that soared toward the heavens. Statues of gargoyles dominated the eaves.”

On the Blackwood estate it is always dusk or dark, never day. The gates only open to the outside world once a year for just a few days.

The house is strange, rooms move around, there are strange noises and sights. There are dangers for the unwary. The grounds, with the gardens, are strange and dangerous as well, full of odd, and bloodthirsty creatures determined to end the Blackwood line.

There are some grisly bits, and it’s definitely spooky, but would be fine for middle grade readers who can tolerate dark tales. Not for those sensitive, nightmare prone kiddies though. (Well, that depends too, I was one of those sensitive, nightmare prone kids and I would have liked it around the 8 – 12 age, but I would have been sleeping with the hall light on!)

But, I wouldn’t classify it as firmly middle grade, in spite of the ages of the main characters. It’s more complex in story and in writing than is typical for middle grade books. I’d recommend this from older middle grade to young adult readers, and even adult readers who can enjoy stories with young protagonists.

The story incorporates the myth of Pandora in an ingenious way, making it family history rather than myth. There are plants with magical properties such as healing or protection from evil creatures. The use of Greek myths, folklore, and other strange creatures, was reminiscent of Harry Potter. Although the plot is very imaginative and original and not anything like Harry Potter. I was very impressed, I can’t remember reading a book with a similar plotline.

A dark fantasy, also may appeal to fans of ghost stories, haunted house tales, and dark fairy tales. This is not a ghost story or fairy tale, but some of those elements are here.
Fair warning, the book does end with a cliffhanger.

I’ve already purchased and started reading the next book in the series.
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Booklover
5,0 su 5 stelle great young adult horror read
Recensito in Germania il 9 febbraio 2014
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Lilly Blackwood has been kidnapped by her uncle Jonquil (of whom she did never hear before) because she is the only female heiress to the Blackwoods and her grandmother is dying. She will be the keeper of the Nightfall Gardens, without her an unspeakable evil will be let loose. Her brother Silas has followed her and now works in the gardens where the sun never shines and not only evil beings are an immense danger. When their parents ran away a long time ago they wanted to protect their children from all this but now it is too late. But Lilly doesn't give up and is looking for the box, Pandora's Box, so that the evil can be locked away for good and she can live free from the curse of the Blackwoods. Lilly and Silas find friends and enemies and are prepared to do anything to escape.

Nightfall Gardens was an excellent read, even for me as an adult. I found myself sucked into their world and read faster and faster to know the secrets. Unfortunately this is not a stand-alone book (which I didn't know before reading), so at the end you will be left in the dark if and how they succeed.

Strangely, this dark world of the gardens does not only contain evil beings, but also hidden gems from which the two receive help and support. You will find yourself wondering what happens next and I was pleasantly entertained.

Would recommend it for young adults, as there is no profanity or sexual related content. There is some horror (but only a bit) in it, nothing too gory :-). Really gripping, original and interesting story. LOVED it, so 5 stars!
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Pop Bop
4,0 su 5 stelle Dark, Exciting, Compelling
Recensito negli Stati Uniti il 5 novembre 2013
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Don't be fooled or discouraged; this book starts slowly. Our heroine Lily is a vain dreamer. Her brother Silas is an almost pathologically shy and weak presence. Dad is ineffectual; Mom is exasperated, and the whole family runs a sad, failing traveling theater troop. Then, Uncle Jonquil shows up, kidnaps Lily, and undertakes to return her, the last female in the Blackwood line, to her rightful place as the mistress of Nightfall House and as master of the gardens and of the in-between place where evil abounds. Bam, the story takes off like a rocket into the darkness and the suspense and action and creepy mystery never let up. The characters all turn in to someone admirable and compelling - heroine Lily takes charge, Silas grows up overnight, even Mom and Dad become avengers searching for their children.

And get this, the writing is top notch. Beautiful descriptions underscore the gloom and despair that surrounds Nightfall. The carriage ride that sweeps Lily and her kidnapper to Nightfall rivals the original carriage ride that carried Jonathan Harker to Count Dracula's Castle. It's that good and that evocative.

Early on, the book switches between mysterious ambiguity and sharp bits of exposition that arc like lightening through the gloom. Once the background of the Blackwood curse is explained and the nature of Nightfall starts to become clear, the tale proceeds in earnest on multiple fronts. Nightfall is ageless, mythic, eternal and damned, and the reader is drawn in to and repulsed by the story. This is gripping stuff.

There are lots of middle grade and YA books featuring gatekeepers and kids called upon to battle darkness. But this one is richly imagined and covers the whole range, from grand Pandora inspired myth to the day to day details of keeping bad things imprisoned in the gardens. The supporting characters are all well developed, down to innkeepers and servants. The evil creatures are complete, easily visualized, and effectively scary. Everything - dialogue, character, settings, action sequences - is enhanced by an eye to the telling detail or assured description, and it all feels consistent, with a uniform tone and style that helps make the fantastic seem real and convincing.

This is ripping stuff - well told, well written, well conceived and rewarding. A remarkable find.

Please note that I found this book while browsing Amazon Kindle freebies. Apart from that I have no connection at all to either the author or the publisher of this book.
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Katharina Gerlach (Indie Autorin)
5,0 su 5 stelle a dark, dark tale which is not fully resolved at the end (no wonder, it's a series)
Recensito in Germania il 12 agosto 2014
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This was a rather surprising read for me. I don’t remember when and why I picked it up, so it might have been during one of the free giveaways I sometimes look at. It was a pleasant find when I started reading. The story isn’t exactly new (girl must take care of strange heirloom without knowing about her roots) but the author managed to give it so many new twists and turns that it still felt fresh. I loved the main character’s brother and the green girl. I found the gardens fascinating and captivating. The prose vanishes into the background and makes the world and its characters come alive. For me, that’s always the best sign that a writer knows how to write. I highly recommend this book to fantasy lovers of any age.
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