Marked and blinded by grief, with parents far too much preoccupied by appearances. Here the family dynamics are delicately dissected and perfectly blended with the supernatural elements of the novel. Let me just tell you that this novel is a dark and delicious delicacy.Ī somber tale with strong creepy vibes but not only. There are a lot of things going on and I was kept guessing until the end so I do not want to spoil the suspense for you. I won’t give away much detail of the story. But there is something wrong, something terrible has happened, and she needs to find out what in order to stop her world from unraveling.įollow hair-rising events involving in-head countdowns, ravenous hungers, moving, almost-talking dolls, letters from the dead, and very, very scary men. Her parents are still cocooning her and her sister Pen is as annoying are usual. Only she does not feel like herself anymore and she is scared, but does not know exactly why. In Cuckoo Song, Hardinge’s sixth novel, young Triss wakes up after an accident. I loved the delicious creepiness of the novel, the intricacy of the emotions depicted, the entanglement between natural and supernatural faults…. Here I was reunited with the unique sophistication of her language, the wild imagination and the lush yet dark atmosphere that made me first fall in love with Hardinge’s universe. By now I should be prepared to be met with sheer brilliance when entering a Hardinge book, yet every time I am caught off guard by the beauty of her works.Ī Face Like Glass used to be my favourite of hers, when compared to The Lie Tree and A Skinful of Shadows (which I have both loved, but not as much), but I think Cuckoo Song really is up there with it.
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