Yesterday was Thursday, which I detest. However, this Thursday I can hardly remember any of the bad parts because I was so engrossed in the book I started that morning and finished around midnight:
This cover has almost nothing to do with the plot
The Splendor Falls by Rosemary Clement-Moore. I have made a check list for comparison.
1. Main character: Sylvie Davis v. Bella Swan
Sylvie Davis
Imagine a tutu instead of a cheerleading outfit and snarkiness instead of 80s hair
Backstory: 17-Year-Old international ballet sensation until the tragic accident that broke her leg. She’s better now, but with mom remarried she is forced to go spend the summer at her dead father’s family’s plantation mansion in Middle of Nowhere, Alabama.
Hobbies: Wishing she could still dance, talking to her adorable dog, solving mysteries, gardening, fighting the undead, historical research, being a reincarnation of an Ancient Welsh princess
Secret abilities: MAGIC, seeing dead people, and being from an Old Southern family
Growth throughout the book: She changes from a depressed, slightly snobby New Yorker into a ghost-fighting, mystery-solving True Daughter of the South.
When the going gets tough, she: runs headlong into the haunted woods totally ignoring her limp or personal safety.
Bella Swan
If I crease my forehead, it will look like I have emotions, which is more acting than you're doing, Robert
Backstory: When her mother remarries, she moves in with her father in Middle of Nowhere, Washington. That’s about it.
Hobbies: fulfilling the traditional woman’s role, falling down, EDWARD EDWARD EDWARD
Secret abilities: fainting, construing abuse as love
Growth throughout the book: She changes from a vapid, personalityless shell to a vapid, personalityless shell with a defining characteristic! Unfortunately, that’s dependence on a sparklepire.
When the going gets tough, she: swoons and then patiently waits for a big strong man to save her