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| Title | : | The Black Book of Secrets (Tales From The Sinister City #1) |
| Author | : | F.E. Higgins |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 297 pages |
| Published | : | January 5th 2007 by MacMillan Children's Books |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Young Adult. Mystery. Fiction. Childrens. Middle Grade. Horror |
F.E. Higgins
Hardcover | Pages: 297 pages Rating: 3.88 | 4572 Users | 473 Reviews
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When Ludlow Fitch's parents cruelly betray him, he steals away on the back of a carriage and leaves behind the stinking City. He arrives in the dead of night at a remote village, where he crosses paths with the tall and limping figure of Joe Zabbidou - a pawnbroker with a difference. For Joe trades secrets, not goods, for cash.Employed as Joe's assistant, Ludlow records the villagers' fiendish confessions in an ancient leather-bound volume: The Black Book of Secrets. There's the gravedigger who has been resurrecting bodies; the butcher who made a mouse-meat pie for his bullying father, with fatal consequences; the wizened bookseller who went to murderous lengths to get her hands on a priceless tome.
Ludlow longs to trust his mysterious master, but he senses Joe has much to hide. But then Ludlow Fitch has his own, very dark, secrets . . .
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| Original Title: | The Black Book of Secrets |
| ISBN: | 1405089792 (ISBN13: 9781405089791) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Tales From The Sinister City #1 |
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Ratings: 3.88 From 4572 Users | 473 ReviewsPiece Containing Books The Black Book of Secrets (Tales From The Sinister City #1)
I really enjoyed this one. To me the concept was brilliant. I know some of the professional reviews say that the plot is skimpy and doesn't hold together, but I disagree. I was completely caught up in this story.F E Higgins is a gifted Irish writer of young adult books. In this Dickensian-like world.a pawnbroker, Joe Zabadou, trades secrets for cash. Ludlow, his assistant, records the secrets in the black book and the villagers each leave with cash and a lighter conscience. It's just creepy and mysterious enough to grab you from the first chapter and young adult readers will love it, too.
I work in an elementary school, and I bought this book at my school's book fair back in April. I was attracted initially by the cover and then by the synopsis on the back. I thought it sounded like an intriguing book.And so it was. It was also highly enjoyable and delightfully creepy. It's also very fast paced, and once I began reading I could not force myself to stop. I read the entire book in less than 24 hours.The story is told through excerpts--or fragments, as the book calls them--taken
I wish I could give this two and a half stars, but I suppose I'll have to settle for three. On seconds thought I'm giving it two. To be honest I was a bit surprised that this book got such big ratings from people on goodreads. I picked this up in a used book store and read the first couple pages. It's a good, very creep, beginning and very intriguing. But I admit that I probably wouldn't have bought it had been at full price. I really like the initial idea for the book. A pawnbroker buys peoples
A bit dark and gritty but it's a quick easy read. Would recommend it to a slightly morbid child interested in fantasy.
This isn't horror, but has a sort of a Victorian Gothic feel. For a middle grade novel, it has kind of a dark, almost pessimistic tone. That is not to say that good has no chance of winning out in this book, but it has some unfortunately true insights on human nature that are far from uplifting. But what I did like about it was that the ability to choose for yourself the decisions you make, even though people like the main villain thrive on manipulating peoples' weaknesses. In the end, we can
Loved this. It's young adult so I would think everyone from age nine to 129 would love this book. This is not steam punk - it does not have futuristic steam powered machines but in every other way it fits the steam punk mold. It is dark, mysterious, haunting, suspenseful, contains all the gloom of the 19th century working poor who are kept down and taken advantage of by the rich, it also has a hint of magic and mythology in it. And it's a page turner - I couldn't put it down. Anyone who likes
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