"Grief
is such a strange thing. Sometimes it seems to be gone entirely, but
then one smell or sound or memory and it's as if it was waiting there,
in the shadows, until you noticed it following you."
- Natalie Whipple (House of Ivy and Sorrow)
Title: House of Ivy and Sorrow
Author: Natalie Whipple
Genre: Young Adult Contemporary
Pages: 362
Publisher: HarperTeen
Release Date: April 15, 2014
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780062120182
Rating: ★★★☆☆
Author: Natalie Whipple
Genre: Young Adult Contemporary
Pages: 362
Publisher: HarperTeen
Release Date: April 15, 2014
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780062120182
Rating: ★★★☆☆
Synopsis
Josephine Hemlock has spent the last 10 years hiding from
the Curse that killed her mother. But when a mysterious man arrives at her
ivy-covered, magic-fortified home, it’s clear her mother’s killer has finally
come to destroy the rest of the Hemlock bloodline. Before Jo can even think about
fighting back, she must figure out who she’s fighting in the first place. The
more truth Jo uncovers, the deeper she falls into witchcraft darker than she
ever imagined. Trapped and running out of time, she begins to wonder if the
very Curse that killed her mother is the only way to save everyone she loves.
My Review
My Review
This book was good. I was under the impression it was going
to be darker than it was. I felt that it was more of a middle grade book
instead of young adult. The book goes through the days of Josephine Hemlock who
is the youngest witch of her bloodline. She faces issues with a boy, with her
best friends and has to make important decisions. The last 20ish chapters are
what really caught my interest, that’s where it starts to get interesting. So
if you’ve given up on this book, try again. It gets better!
Josephine is trying to stop the curse that killed her mother! The book follows her through the search of where it originated and how she can stop it. She’s the last of the bloodline of her family, she needs to save it. It’s a beautiful book about sisterhood, family, love, and gut decisions.
The book is written in Josephine’s perspective, which I enjoyed. You really got a sense of how important the people she loves are to her, what her family means to her and what she’s willing to sacrifice to keep them alive. The book was very slow in the beginning. I believe in this book there were at total of 49 chapters… It picked up into a very interesting story about chapter 20.
It’s an easy read. Good story. Would I recommend it? Probably not. I enjoyed it, but I’m not sure if it’s for everyone. I have it a 3/5 stars on good reads. It was not horrible, I did expect something a little bit more mature. Overall I liked the book. I’m not going to go pressure anyone to read it. This book would be loved by the youngsters 12-16 years old.
Here are some more links for fun stuff:
❥ Goodreads
❥ Barnes and Noble
❥ Book Depository
❥ Amazon
❥ Natalie Whipple's Blog
Josephine is trying to stop the curse that killed her mother! The book follows her through the search of where it originated and how she can stop it. She’s the last of the bloodline of her family, she needs to save it. It’s a beautiful book about sisterhood, family, love, and gut decisions.
The book is written in Josephine’s perspective, which I enjoyed. You really got a sense of how important the people she loves are to her, what her family means to her and what she’s willing to sacrifice to keep them alive. The book was very slow in the beginning. I believe in this book there were at total of 49 chapters… It picked up into a very interesting story about chapter 20.
It’s an easy read. Good story. Would I recommend it? Probably not. I enjoyed it, but I’m not sure if it’s for everyone. I have it a 3/5 stars on good reads. It was not horrible, I did expect something a little bit more mature. Overall I liked the book. I’m not going to go pressure anyone to read it. This book would be loved by the youngsters 12-16 years old.
Here are some more links for fun stuff:
❥ Goodreads
❥ Barnes and Noble
❥ Book Depository
❥ Amazon
❥ Natalie Whipple's Blog
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