The Forgotten Book
The first thing that I noticed about this book is the AMAZING cover. It is gorgeous. And as I've mentioned in previous posts, I LOVE books about books. So I was really interested in picking up The Forgotten Book by Mechthild Glaser.
Mechthild Glaser is a German author and both of her books, The Book Jumper and The Forgotten Book, were written in German and have now been translated into English. I've never read The Book Jumper but now that I've read one of her books, I'd love to get my hands on the other.
I read a few reviews of the book before I read it. I guess the book is supposed to be based off/very similar to Pride and Prejudice. I didn't really get that much from it in that if I hadn't seen that before reading the book, I probably would have never made the connection. In my opinion, the only similarity is that the main characters don't like each other at first and then grow to love each other. At least that's what I got from it.
Emma is a student at a prestigious boarding school in Germany. While cleaning out the library in the West Wing, she discovers a very old book that seems to be a chronicle of the history of the school. But once she delves and starts to write in it herself, she realizes that anything that she writes, comes true! But soon Emma realizes she has to be really careful about what she writes because there are consequences. She isn't the only one who knows about the book and wants to get there hands on it. She quickly realizes she needs an ally and the moody and irritating Darcy de Winter ends up being an unlikely friend in her quest discover the secrets that the school and the book hold.
The book is a great fantasy story that while may seem loosely connected with Pride and Prejudice has a great plot of its own. The main character, Emma, is a headstrong, independent teenage girl that I felt like I could connect with. And while Darcy de Winter is a jerk in the beginning of the story, I definitely found myself willing Emma to open up to him about her problems.
There's a lot of mythology involved as well surrounding the origin of the book and the history of the boarding school she attends. It all makes for a really interesting fantasy story surrounded in mystery and then a little bit of romance.
I'd recommend it to anyone who loves YA, Europe, Pride and Prejudice, fantasy, books, and romance.
I read a few reviews of the book before I read it. I guess the book is supposed to be based off/very similar to Pride and Prejudice. I didn't really get that much from it in that if I hadn't seen that before reading the book, I probably would have never made the connection. In my opinion, the only similarity is that the main characters don't like each other at first and then grow to love each other. At least that's what I got from it.
Emma is a student at a prestigious boarding school in Germany. While cleaning out the library in the West Wing, she discovers a very old book that seems to be a chronicle of the history of the school. But once she delves and starts to write in it herself, she realizes that anything that she writes, comes true! But soon Emma realizes she has to be really careful about what she writes because there are consequences. She isn't the only one who knows about the book and wants to get there hands on it. She quickly realizes she needs an ally and the moody and irritating Darcy de Winter ends up being an unlikely friend in her quest discover the secrets that the school and the book hold.
The book is a great fantasy story that while may seem loosely connected with Pride and Prejudice has a great plot of its own. The main character, Emma, is a headstrong, independent teenage girl that I felt like I could connect with. And while Darcy de Winter is a jerk in the beginning of the story, I definitely found myself willing Emma to open up to him about her problems.
There's a lot of mythology involved as well surrounding the origin of the book and the history of the boarding school she attends. It all makes for a really interesting fantasy story surrounded in mystery and then a little bit of romance.
I'd recommend it to anyone who loves YA, Europe, Pride and Prejudice, fantasy, books, and romance.
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