Book : Swallow
Author : Charis Cotter
Website : www.chariscotter.ca
In 1960s Toronto, two girls retreat to their attics to escape the loneliness and isolation of their lives. Polly lives in a house bursting at the seams with people, while Rose is often left alone by her busy parents. Polly is a down-to-earth dreamer with a wild imagination and an obsession with ghosts; Rose is a quiet, ethereal waif with a sharp tongue. Despite their differences, both girls spend their days feeling invisible and seek solace in books and the cozy confines of their respective attics. But soon they discover they aren't alone--they're actually neighbors, sharing a wall. They develop an unlikely friendship, and Polly is ecstatic to learn that Rose can actually see and talk to ghosts. Maybe she will finally see one too! But is there more to Rose than it seems? Why does no one ever talk to her? And why does she look so... ghostly? When the girls find a tombstone with Rose's name on it in the cemetery and encounter an angry spirit in her house who seems intent on hurting Polly, they have to unravel the mystery of Rose and her strange family... before it's too late.
I think that this book was very interesting, and I like how you could understand and feel the loss of all the people that died. I love how at first Polly and Rose seem really different, but they are both really shy and quiet, although, in different ways. But, around the middle to the end, it got very confusing, and I got lost. In all, I would recommend it to people ho like sweet, but sad stories.
ReplyDeleteFor the part that said "recommend it to people HO like sweet", I meant who.
Delete-Kate
I really liked this book. It was easy to follow, had a good plot, and strong characters. It was very good, but had a sad ending. I would recommend this book to people who enjoy mysteries with odd outcasts as the main characters.
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This book was a good book. It's about two girls who are the same but different. The ending is really surprising and sad. I would recommend this book because it was not too sad or creepy, but still exciting!
ReplyDeleteSara
I did not really like this book that much. I could not really connect with the characters too much, and the plot line was too complicated in my opinion, I think I would have liked it better if it was easier to understand. Also there was some tings that got left unexplained. But on a brighter note, the plot line was interesting and kept you hooked.
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I LOVED THIS BOOK. It had tons of twists and cliff-hangers. Every chapter ended with something spooky. too bad I guessed the whole big secret near the end. I like this book because I really like historical fiction. I recommend this to everyone.
ReplyDeleteI REALLY, REALLY liked the book, I loved the plot, and it was kind of sad.. but I still loved it!
ReplyDeleteThe Swallow was a fantastic book! It had so many spooky plot twists and had you sitting at the edge of your seet. This book was full of suspence and I couldn't stop reading until the chapter was over. The Swallow is a great name for the book because the bird played a huge part in the story. It was shocking to see what happened in the end and how the story just flipped it self totallt in the oposite direction, I definetly enjoyed reading this book and hope there is a second one. I hope to find out what happens to Rose, Winnie and even Polly on this spectacular, bone chilling adventure. I hope to read everything written by this author you did a amazing job with this and you have an extreme talent with literacy and writing.
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The Swallow was a fantastic book! It had so many spooky plot twists and had you sitting at the edge of your seet. This book was full of suspence and I couldn't stop reading until the chapter was over. The Swallow is a great name for the book because the bird played a huge part in the story. It was shocking to see what happened in the end and how the story just flipped it self totallt in the oposite direction, I definetly enjoyed reading this book and hope there is a second one. I hope to find out what happens to Rose, Winnie and even Polly on this spectacular, bone chilling adventure. I hope to read everything written by this author you did a amazing job with this and you have an extreme talent with literacy and writing.
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This book was very hard to jump into. I just coun continue reading, it did not make me want to read it
ReplyDeleteThis book was really cool and had the best plot twist I have seen in a book for years!
ReplyDelete-Marley
This book was a great read! This book had many plot twists and I could not stop reading!
ReplyDeleteIt was a very sweet, (kind of sad), mysterious, suspenseful and spooky book. I could really feel how Polly and Rose were feeling and it made me picture in my mind what the plot was like. This book is an amazing read and I highly recommend it.
-Miyu
Not ''SUSPENCEFULL.'' I meant ''full of suspense.''
Delete-Miyu