I recently read Charity Bishop's book, Thornewicke. In full disclosure, I received this book free for an honest review. I give it ****.
This fast-paced novel can be read over a couple days. The atmosphere is perfect; seventeen-year-old Evangeline goes to stay with her Aunt Henoria at the gloomy Thornewicke and learns that neither she nor her family is what they seem.
At its crux, this is a book exploring the battle between good and evil. Though the dialogue tends to get bogged down with sermonizing a few times, for the most part it’s snappy and the characters are all fleshed out, from Evangeline’s friend, Lena, to the inventor, Nikola Tesla. Evangeline must discover who she really is, who her aunt is, even who the seemingly-innocent Lena is in order to save herself and Thornewicke.
I would recommend this book to those who like darker books, or those with a spiritual meaning behind the story. Fans of C. S. Lewis would probably enjoy this story, as well as readers of Victorian stories.
