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A review by kelly_
The Turnaway Girls by Hayley Chewins
3.0
Do you remember when The Little Mermaid got her voice back and everything was magical? That’s how I think of Delphernia’s rebellious singing.
This YA book is about a small island that appears to be very remote with limited resources and interaction with outsiders. The inhabitants have traditions like imprisoning half the young girls as babies, so that they learn to be song-less, subservient gold-spinners; gold that is made by learning to channel their voice/song into this precious metal rather than make noise.
The island has a child queen, but she isn’t the real leader, it is her custodian and he hates music.
Delphernia knows she isn’t like the other gold-spinning turnaway girls, not least because she hasn’t yet been able to make gold. And she has secrets.
As her story unravels, D and her new friends find there are more secrets surrounding them that they must uncover before they can truly feel free.
Whilst some elements of the story didn’t quite hit the mark for me, overall this was an easy read as it wasn’t overly complex and is a relatively short book (under 300 pages with large print). It had some pretty descriptions and turns of phrase too with a couple of unexpected twists in the story.
This YA book is about a small island that appears to be very remote with limited resources and interaction with outsiders. The inhabitants have traditions like imprisoning half the young girls as babies, so that they learn to be song-less, subservient gold-spinners; gold that is made by learning to channel their voice/song into this precious metal rather than make noise.
The island has a child queen, but she isn’t the real leader, it is her custodian and he hates music.
Delphernia knows she isn’t like the other gold-spinning turnaway girls, not least because she hasn’t yet been able to make gold. And she has secrets.
As her story unravels, D and her new friends find there are more secrets surrounding them that they must uncover before they can truly feel free.
Whilst some elements of the story didn’t quite hit the mark for me, overall this was an easy read as it wasn’t overly complex and is a relatively short book (under 300 pages with large print). It had some pretty descriptions and turns of phrase too with a couple of unexpected twists in the story.