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405 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780142405826
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Puffin Books
Publication date: 06 April 2006
Description
After twelve-year-old Annika, a foundling living in late nineteenth-century Vienna, inherits a trunk of costume jewelry, a woman claiming to be her aristocratic mother arrives and takes her to live in a strangely decrepit mansion in Germany.
Community Reviews Summary of 1,175 reviews
Moods
lighthearted 54%
mysterious 49%
emotional 43%
hopeful 43%
relaxing 22%
inspiring 18%
funny 15%
reflective 11%
dark 3%
informative 3%
sad 3%
tense 3%
challenging 1%
Pace
fast 23%
slow 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 48% | Plot: 32% | Character: 18%Strong character development?
Yes: 64% | No: 17% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 41% | No: 38% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 58% | Yes: 25% | It's complicated: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
ClassismModerate
RacismMinor
Racial slurs
405 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780142405826
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Puffin Books
Publication date: 06 April 2006
Description
After twelve-year-old Annika, a foundling living in late nineteenth-century Vienna, inherits a trunk of costume jewelry, a woman claiming to be her aristocratic mother arrives and takes her to live in a strangely decrepit mansion in Germany.
Community Reviews Summary of 1,175 reviews
Moods
lighthearted 54%
mysterious 49%
emotional 43%
hopeful 43%
relaxing 22%
inspiring 18%
funny 15%
reflective 11%
dark 3%
informative 3%
sad 3%
tense 3%
challenging 1%
Pace
fast 23%
slow 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 48% | Plot: 32% | Character: 18%Strong character development?
Yes: 64% | No: 17% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 41% | No: 38% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 58% | Yes: 25% | It's complicated: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
ClassismModerate
RacismMinor
Racial slurs