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Thursday, 24 December 2020

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Review: Paris By Starlight by Robert Dinsdale (#Ad)

Paris By Starlight By Robert Dinsdale

I received this eProof for free from Del Rey via NetGalley for the purposes of providing an honest review.

Paris By Starlight by Robert Dinsdale


Published: 5th November 2020 | Publisher: Del Rey | Source: NetGalley
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Every city has its own magic...

Every night on their long journey to Paris from their troubled homeland, Levon’s grandmother has read to them from a very special book. Called The Nocturne, it is a book full of fairy stories and the heroic adventures of their people who generations before chose to live by starlight.

And with every story that Levon’s grandmother tells them in their new home, the desire to live as their ancestors did grows. And that is when the magic begins...

Nobody can explain why nocturnal water dogs start appearing at the heels of every citizen of Paris-by-Starlight like the loyal retainers they once were. There are suddenly night finches in the skies and the city is transforming: the Eiffel Tower lit up by strange ethereal flowers that drink in the light of the moon.

But not everyone in Paris is won over by the spectacle of Paris-by-Starlight. There are always those that fear the other, the unexplained, the strangers in our midst. How long can the magic of night rub up against the ordinariness of day? How long can two worlds occupy the same streets and squares before there is an outright war?
From Goodreads.
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Monday, 2 March 2020

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Review: The Toymakers by Robert Dinsdale (#Ad)

The Toymakers by Robert Dinsdale

I received sent this eProof for free from Del Rey via NetGalley for the purposes of providing an honest review.

The Toymakers by Robert Dinsdale

Published: 8th February 2018 | Publisher: Del Rey | Cover Designer: Head Design | Cover Illustrator: Laura Barrett | Source: NetGalley
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The Emporium opens with the first sign of frost...

It is 1917, and while war wages across Europe, in the heart of London, there is a place of hope and enchantment.

The Emporium sells toys that capture the imagination of children and adults alike: patchwork dogs that seem alive, toy boxes that are bigger on the inside, soldiers that can fight battles on their own.

Into this family business comes young Cathy Wray, running away from a shameful past. The Emporium takes her in, makes her one of its own. But Cathy is about to discover that the Emporium has secrets of its own...
From Goodreads.

Rep: Main character who develops with PTSD.

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