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title: "A Skinful of Shadows Hardcover – October 17, 2017"
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# A Skinful of Shadows Hardcover – October 17, 2017

**Brand:** frances hardinge
**Price:** € 52.20
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- **What is this?** A Skinful of Shadows Hardcover – October 17, 2017 by frances hardinge
- **How much does it cost?** € 52.20 with free shipping
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## Customer Reviews

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    Slow and disappointing when compared to her more recent books.
  

*by K***T on Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2021*

Series Info/Source:  This is a stand alone book that I bought for my Kindle.Story (3/5):  This ended up being a bit of a disappointment to me after reading “A Face Like Glass” and “Deeplight”.  There are some neat ideas here and it is beautifully written but the story is really slow and I struggled to stay engaged in it.  The story follows Makepeace who ends up at the estate of the Fellmotte family after the death of her mother.  There she finds she is one of the few people who can be possessed by ghosts. The Fellmotte family are keeping Makepeace as a spare to hold the ghosts of the family.  She ends up foiling all their plans as she flees across an England at war.  The story ends up being sort of a cat and mouse chase and was devoid of a lot of the ingenuity I’ve seen in Hardinge’s other books.Characters (3/5):  While I admire Makepeaces’s determination and wits I never engaged with her all that well as a character.  You don’t really get to know any other characters all that well aside from the ghosts that Makepeace shares her head with.  Makepeace was okay but I never fell in love with her.  This is one of those books where all of the characters are somewhat selfish and unlikable.Setting (3/5):  The other two Hardinge books I read were set in such amazing worlds that this setting was a bit of a let down.  Yes, I guess it was decently done and the war torn English countryside was described well enough...but wasn’t really the point of the story.  I am just so used to amazing world-building from Hardinge and there wasn’t really any world-building here.  It was okay.Writing Style (3/5):  While parts of the book are beautifully written and lyricall and I did enjoy some of the psychological discussions, mostly this book is just slow.  Makepeace chases and is chased by various Fellmotte’s all around England, it gets repetitive and boring.  I almost stopped reading this a couple of times and in the end I don’t think finishing it really bought me much.  The idea of transferring souls of the dead into people who can host ghosts is fascinating and makes for some interesting scenarios, but the overall plot was just too slow.My Summary (3/5):  Overall this was a disappointment for me.  I was really looking forward to reading another Hardinge book, but maybe I just picked the wrong one here.  I struggled with this some; it was boring and I didn’t like the characters. After being so impressed with “A Face Like Glass” and “Deeplight” I was just soooo sad I didn’t like this book more.  I have both “The Cuckoo’s Song” and “The Lie Tree” to read as well, hopefully I will enjoy those books more.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    A new favorite
  

*by S***E on Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2018*

I will admit I was a bit skeptical after reading the synopsis in a book shop. Having time to start a new book I took the chance and I’m so glad that I did.I’m not one for ghost tales in general, but this plot for this one tethered me.A necromancy of a sort is practiced by a high holding family steeped with legacy and secrets. A young bastard girl is sucked into this family drama after losing her mother and sent to them, her fatherhood’s family.A bubbling war bursts upon the country and matches the battles that have been simmering within the confines of the family’s estate. The girl has been kept more like a prisoner and house servant than any sort of family member. The war provides an opportunity to escape and along the way she learns some terrible family secrets that ignite the will to endure and rise above the curse of her family.This author creates a new way to look at ghosts and spirits and the vessels that can store them. I would love to keep reading about the characters- even if some of the Puritan names drive me a little crazy.The ending had all the feels and propped me up for more!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Recommend by my 13 yrs old
  

*by A***R on Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2019*

My middle schooler loves her books. He has to read books to test on and always picks her books. He has recommended that I read them all.

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