The Splendor Falls
Sylvie Davis is a ballerina who can’t dance. A broken leg ended her career, but Sylvie’s pain runs deeper. What broke her heart was her father’s death, and what’s breaking her spirit is her mother’s remarriage—a union that’s only driven an even deeper wedge into their already tenuous relationship.
Uprooting her from her Manhattan apartment and shipping her to Alabama is her mother’s solution for Sylvie’s unhappiness. Her father’s cousin is restoring a family home in a town rich with her family’s history. And that’s where things start to get shady. As it turns out, her family has a lot more history than Sylvie ever knew. More unnerving, though, are the two guys that she can’t stop thinking about. Shawn Maddox, the resident golden boy, seems to be perfect in every way. But Rhys—a handsome, mysterious foreign guest of her cousin’s—has a hold on her that she doesn’t quite understand.
Then she starts seeing things. Sylvie’s lost nearly everything—is she starting to lose her mind as well?
- - Spoilers - -I usually try to list the positive aspects to a novel in my reviewHowever, in this case it was hard to do.Splendor Falls is really a Novella encased in a longer story of Gigi, the pet Chihuahua dog.I think that the Author should go back to the 'Drawing Board' or in this case, the Writing Board.Sylvie Davis is a ballerina that has had an accident and who's career has ended.With her fathers death and mothers remarriage, Sylvie goes to spend the summer withher fathers cousin in
After a tragic accident, Sylvie finds herself shipped off to relatives in the South who happen to live in a haunted plantation house. As she uncovers clues to discover who the woman is that she sees running through the forest, she begins to question her sanity as well as her ability to trust those around her. She notices that she's not the only one with secrets and seeks to find out what no one will tell her. For readers who enjoy descriptive writing, Clement-Moore does an excellent job of
I hate this book with a passion. It took me 4 weeks to finish it, usually I finish a book this length within a week. It focused more on Sylvie's dog Gigi, than it did on Sylvie's story. I felt like every chapter started with Gigi needing to take a piss, or Gigi needing a walk. This book was over 500 pages, it could've been better if it was 200 pages. It describes everything in boring detail. Reading it made me feel like the author was trying to reach a word count on an essay. I nearly gave up on
The Splendor Fall by Rosemary Clement-Moore2 starsSylvie Davis was a rising-star ballerina, but now she cant dance because of an accident that ended her career and left her with a limp. After her mother marries a psychologist and they ship her off to Alabama for their honeymoon. When Sylvie arrives she starts experiencing strange things, like cold spots and is sure she starts seeing ghosts. Not mention she is having trouble figuring out two complicated guys (Rhys and Shawn), who both seem to
My overall reaction to this books was just okay. I picked it up with low expectations, so at least I wasn't really disappointed. I wouldn't say that I didn't like the book, but it wasn't one of my favorites.The quality of the writing was very good. The author includes vivid descriptions, and the readers are really exposed to Sylvie's pain after what she titles "The Accident". As a former dancer, I can relate somewhat to Sylvie's love for dance. This was definitely something I enjoyed about the
Firstly, I will say that I did enjoy The Splendour Falls. It is an interesting and intriguing read, with paranormal and romance elements combined with a little mystery. One of the things I liked most was Sylvie, the main protagonist.Sylvie's character is great. She is quite a refreshing change to the many young girls who fall at the feet of male suiters. Sylvie is a very mature seventeen year old and I really liked the way she went about things for a girl her age. Being smitten with two guys
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Hardcover | Pages: 518 pages Rating: 3.82 | 5385 Users | 611 Reviews
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Title | : | The Splendor Falls |
Author | : | Rosemary Clement-Moore |
Book Format | : | Hardcover |
Book Edition | : | First Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 518 pages |
Published | : | September 8th 2009 by Delacorte Press |
Categories | : | Young Adult. Fantasy |
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Can love last beyond the grave?Sylvie Davis is a ballerina who can’t dance. A broken leg ended her career, but Sylvie’s pain runs deeper. What broke her heart was her father’s death, and what’s breaking her spirit is her mother’s remarriage—a union that’s only driven an even deeper wedge into their already tenuous relationship.
Uprooting her from her Manhattan apartment and shipping her to Alabama is her mother’s solution for Sylvie’s unhappiness. Her father’s cousin is restoring a family home in a town rich with her family’s history. And that’s where things start to get shady. As it turns out, her family has a lot more history than Sylvie ever knew. More unnerving, though, are the two guys that she can’t stop thinking about. Shawn Maddox, the resident golden boy, seems to be perfect in every way. But Rhys—a handsome, mysterious foreign guest of her cousin’s—has a hold on her that she doesn’t quite understand.
Then she starts seeing things. Sylvie’s lost nearly everything—is she starting to lose her mind as well?
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Original Title: | The Splendor Falls |
ISBN: | 0385736908 (ISBN13: 9780385736909) |
Edition Language: | English |
Characters: | Sylvie Davis, Rhys Griffith |
Setting: | Alabama(United States) |
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Ratings: 3.82 From 5385 Users | 611 ReviewsWrite Up About Books The Splendor Falls
It took a lot of effort for me to finish The Splendor Falls. It was slow-paced, really slow makes me bored and almost didn't finish it. The whole mystery things apparently aren't that mystery except for Sylvie. But the most annoying thing with the book is the main character, Sylvie Davis who whine all the time, complain everything and rude to everyone. I understand she couldn't dance anymore, something that she loves more than anything, but it doesn't mean that she have to be annoying and- - Spoilers - -I usually try to list the positive aspects to a novel in my reviewHowever, in this case it was hard to do.Splendor Falls is really a Novella encased in a longer story of Gigi, the pet Chihuahua dog.I think that the Author should go back to the 'Drawing Board' or in this case, the Writing Board.Sylvie Davis is a ballerina that has had an accident and who's career has ended.With her fathers death and mothers remarriage, Sylvie goes to spend the summer withher fathers cousin in
After a tragic accident, Sylvie finds herself shipped off to relatives in the South who happen to live in a haunted plantation house. As she uncovers clues to discover who the woman is that she sees running through the forest, she begins to question her sanity as well as her ability to trust those around her. She notices that she's not the only one with secrets and seeks to find out what no one will tell her. For readers who enjoy descriptive writing, Clement-Moore does an excellent job of
I hate this book with a passion. It took me 4 weeks to finish it, usually I finish a book this length within a week. It focused more on Sylvie's dog Gigi, than it did on Sylvie's story. I felt like every chapter started with Gigi needing to take a piss, or Gigi needing a walk. This book was over 500 pages, it could've been better if it was 200 pages. It describes everything in boring detail. Reading it made me feel like the author was trying to reach a word count on an essay. I nearly gave up on
The Splendor Fall by Rosemary Clement-Moore2 starsSylvie Davis was a rising-star ballerina, but now she cant dance because of an accident that ended her career and left her with a limp. After her mother marries a psychologist and they ship her off to Alabama for their honeymoon. When Sylvie arrives she starts experiencing strange things, like cold spots and is sure she starts seeing ghosts. Not mention she is having trouble figuring out two complicated guys (Rhys and Shawn), who both seem to
My overall reaction to this books was just okay. I picked it up with low expectations, so at least I wasn't really disappointed. I wouldn't say that I didn't like the book, but it wasn't one of my favorites.The quality of the writing was very good. The author includes vivid descriptions, and the readers are really exposed to Sylvie's pain after what she titles "The Accident". As a former dancer, I can relate somewhat to Sylvie's love for dance. This was definitely something I enjoyed about the
Firstly, I will say that I did enjoy The Splendour Falls. It is an interesting and intriguing read, with paranormal and romance elements combined with a little mystery. One of the things I liked most was Sylvie, the main protagonist.Sylvie's character is great. She is quite a refreshing change to the many young girls who fall at the feet of male suiters. Sylvie is a very mature seventeen year old and I really liked the way she went about things for a girl her age. Being smitten with two guys
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