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I still love this book (it has been my fourth time now). Abigail is a kind of anti-heroine, but her personality is interestingly multi-faceted, Beatie and the rest of the Bow Family are so entertainingly vivid and Abigail's time-travel-experience is believably painted in loving detail (up to the accent of the Scottish immigrants and their Glasgow Marble patterned woolen stockings).
There is no denying that the ending is cotton candy pink; it successfully underlines the two - disputable - messages ...more
There is no denying that the ending is cotton candy pink; it successfully underlines the two - disputable - messages ...more
Oct 11, 2015
Ghoti
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A beautifully written piece about time travel, family and string emotion. It feels like a coming of age story; we watch Abigail, the protagonist, grow up and change subtly but realistically. Park's characterisation is spot on, everyone feels realistic even when at their least (or most) loveable, and the story is gripping.
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Feb 27, 2011
͙⁺˚*･༓☾ final girl (ari)
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it was amazing
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Sep 28, 2014
Katt Hansen
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Jim Townsend
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