Review Roundup

AMBER HOUSE got its second starred review, in the November issue of the Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books!

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Swift plotting combines with vivid, cinematic prose to make this gothic tale compulsively readable, and an unexpected ending elevates the story beyond the genre.  Fans of ghost stories will appreciate the classic elements here, from the disembodied voices to the ancestral home with a sordid past, but they will also be pleasantly surprised by the time-bending element that comes into play in the latter half.

Relationships are well developed, particularly Sarah's mix of animosity toward and sympathy for her mother, while the romance between Sarah and a neighbor boy begins simply enough but is then organically revealed to be a fateful, life-changing connection that will leave readers swooning.

Complex, elegant, and haunting, this is a book that deserves to be read in one sitting.

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