This book was an excellent mystery, full of romance, ghosts, ancient curses, historical figures. Ultimately, in spite of its flaws, blackwood was a good ya novel that pleasantly surprised me on more than one occasion, and dealt with an old american legend that had nothing to do with vampires or werewolves. Im definitely interested in reading more of bonds work, which is good, because i hear shes. It is an engrossing, detailed story that is deliciously written and marks bond as a writer to look out for. Gwenda bonds first book blackwood has been reimagined and brought back to life with new vision. Behind the scenes with author gwenda bond the lost colony of roanokeeven having written a novel inspired by this piece of history, which happened. On roanoke island, the legend of the 114 people who mysteriously vanishe. On roanoke island, the legend of the 114 people who mysteriously vanished from the lost colony. The story takes place at roanoke island, the setting of one of the biggest historical mysteries ever with its missing colony and we simply cant wait to read it.
Bond, a firsttime novelist and pw contributor, presents a modernday story set on roanoke island that offers an explanation for the mysterious reallife disappearance of. Blackwood by gwenda bond, stephanie cannon, audiobook mp3. Gwenda bond is the new york times bestselling author of many novels. Gwenda bonds ya debut blackwood is based on the true story of the lost colony of roanoke island. Gwenda bond is an author of the young adult books girl on a wire, the woken gods, and blackwood. Gwenda bond does a great job of holding back just enough information to keep the reader engaged and ready for more.
Now i have to admit that i knew practically nothing about the legend of roanoke before starting this book, the little i did know actually came from another popular ya book but since i didnt really enjoy that story i was never inspired to look up. The book is made up of playful language that puts the reader on the same level as the characters. Blackwood, the debut novel from gwenda bond, explores one of the oldest unsolved mysteries in american history what happened to the colony on roanoke island that disappeared without a trace back in 1590 but with its own modern fantastical twist. Blackwood by gwenda bond is about the lost colony of roanoke and what happens when present day inhabitants of the island go missing. Her other books include the lois lane and cirque american trilogies. Weve been on tenterhooks waiting for gwenda bonds debut blackwood coming from strange chemistry in september, the new angry robots ya imprint. Suspicious minds, the first official novel tied to and a.
Bond is the author of the ya novels the woken gods and blackwood. Iscriviti a prime ciao, accedi account e liste accedi account e liste ordini iscriviti a prime carrello. In 1587 an english settlement was created on roanoke island, in what is now known as virginia, north america. Its told in the alternating perspectives of miranda blackwood, youngest member of the cursed blackwood family, and phillips rawling, the police chiefs son who has a dark secret of his own. Gwenda bond is the new york times bestselling author of many books. She holds an mfa in writing from the vermont college of fine arts program in writing for children. See all books authored by gwenda bond, including lois lane. Gwenda bond is the author of the young adult novels girl on a wire. Back and forth between my kindle and my android i turned page after page. Her work includes the lois lane series fallout, double down, and triple threat, which brings the iconic comic book character front and center in her own ya novels, and the cirque american series girl on a wire, girl over paris, and girl in the shadows. Her nonfiction work has also appeared in the washington post, lightspeed, and strange horizons, among others, and she guestedited a special ya issue for s.
Gwenda bonds first book blackwood has been reimagined and brought back to life with. Gwenda bond is the author of the young adult novels girl on a wire, blackwood, the woken gods and the lois lane series. Blackwood by gwenda bond takes on historys most interesting lore with intriguing characters. Gwenda bond is the firsttime author of blackwood angry robotstrange chemistry, 2012. Suspicious minds, the first official novel tied to and a prequel for the hit series. Her latest is the first official stranger things novel, suspicious minds. All in all, gwenda bonds blackwood is a gorgeous adventure of a book that simply must be read. Her nonfiction work has also appeared in the washington post, lightspeed, and strange horizons, among others, and she guestedited a. Her nonfiction work has also appeared in the washington post, lightspeed, and strange horizons, among others, and she guestedited a special ya issue for subterranean online.
In gwenda bonds debut novel blackwood she takes the historical fact of the disappearance, fills in with some more history, and adds some conjecture of dark magic to the disappearance. Sir walter raleigh and queen elizabeth i agreed that a settlement would be important to embrace the new world and prosper from its potential fortunes. Gwenda bond books list of books by author gwenda bond. Whats more thrilling than a fantasy about the chosen one. Miranda blackwood relives americas oldest mystery every day, spending the. Blackwood by gwenda bond, stephanie cannon, audiobook. I made strong and final decisions to turn it off and do something more pressing and then turned it back on again. As such, we are most delighted to be unveiling the. Bearing the brunt of a centurieslong family curse in a small town isnt easy, especially if youre a seventeen yearold girl. Review strange alchemy by gwenda bond novelknight book. Over one hundred settlers vanished from the small settlement of roanoke. All of that is in the background for most of the novel and instead ms.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read lois lane. Blackwood is a dark, witty coming of age story that combines americas oldest mystery with a thoroughly contemporary romance. Fallout author gwenda bond, blackwood is a dark, witty, romantic coming of age story set against the backdrop of an enduring mystery. Strange alchemy gwenda bond 9781630790769 netgalley. She officially had devil cooties i feel in love with gwenda bond when i read that line from blackwood. As with most strange chemistry books, blackwood isnt your average ya book, with your average ya main characters. Blackwood book by gwenda bond half price books marketplace. She has an mfa in writing from the vermont college of fine arts program in writing for children and young adults. Its told in the alternating perspectives of miranda blackwood, youngest member of the cursed blackwood family, and phillips rawling. The lead of the story might be female but miranda isnt the usual girly girl going all week at the knees in front of her male sidekick, and although the romance in between her and philips is an inherent part of the story, bond handles it with a deft, realistic hand. Miranda blackwood relives americas oldest mystery every day, spending the summer before her senior year working behind the scenes at an outdoor drama that tells the story of the lost colony of roanoke island. Miranda blackwood has gotten used to being called a freak and being treated like something of a leper, but that doesnt mean she likes it.
The mystery surrounding the roanoke colony, also referred to as the lost colony, has always fascinated me. She hasan mfa in writing from the vermont college of fine arts program in writing for children and young. Blackwood by gwenda bond, 2012, strange chemistry edition, in english. Formerly titled blackwood, two teens are at the center of this book, miranda blackwood and grant rawlings, and theyre somehow tied and fated to be together when the centuriesold mystery of the such was the case with strange alchemy by gwenda bond. Blackwood by gwenda bond overdrive rakuten overdrive. Bond, gwenda capstone young readers capstone publishing. Bond focuses her novel on miranda blackwood, a young lady who works for the local. Blackwood has 3 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Author gwenda bonds complete list of books and series in order, with the latest. Published by strange chemistry, the fledgling ya imprint of angry robot books, blackwood is gwenda bonds debut novel. Go to the disambiguation page to edit author name combination and separation. As this is bonds first book, im looking forward to what she comes out with next and am optimistic.
Gwenda bond 1 gwenda bond 1 primary author only gwenda bond disambiguation author division gwenda bond is composed of at least 2 distinct authors, divided by their works. On roanoke island, the legend of the 114 people who mysteriously vanished from the lost colony hundreds of years ago is just an outdoor drama for the tourists, a story people tell. Praise with whipsmart, instantly likable characters and a gothic smalltown setting, bond weaves a dark and gorgeous tapestry from americas oldest mystery. Books best sellers new releases childrens books textbooks australian authors kindle books audiobooks 116 of 35 results for books. It definitely read like a young adult book and thats what i loved about it. Gwenda bond isan author of the young adult books girl on a wire, the woken gods, and blackwood. Unfortunately, the writing wasnt quite perfect, but i thought the character of miranda blackwood made up for that.
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