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Five stars, were I still in the habit of giving out meaningless yellow shapes to such contrary things as stories.

An absolutely wonderful read, filled with things that made me grin in glee. (Santine! OMG the game of Santine!). It's not a book made of deep complicated characters, there are no anti-heroes here, but the characters are bright, firework bright, and I love the meeting of folktale and myth, and the history of New York and Brooklyn. This is urban fantasy at its finest, where the fantastical and the city meet and mingle, and it becomes impossible to separate the two.

Kate Milford has written a book that can sit comfortably alongside Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere and Clive Barker's Abarat, and seasoned it with a dash of Tim Power's Last Call.

I will most definitely be reading more of her work.


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The Broken Lands Kate Milford Andrea Offermann Books Reviews

Author Kate Milford loves writing stories set in the past with plenty of true historical references. Her book, The Boneshaker, is the sequel to The Broken Lands. The Boneshaker puts readers in 1914 Missouri where readers are introduced to Natali Minks. Natali loves machines and her story revolves around solving the mystery of a traveling medicine show. Milfords underlying themes in these books shares a story of family, community, courage and looking evil in the eye. The Broken Land hotel had gotten its name in an act of bad translation from a Dutch word for Long Island. Meet Sam Noctiluca of Coney Island in 1877. He lived at the Broken Land. He didn’t lose at cards often and he was good at playing games and cheating at them too. But when he met two interesting strangers he was soon opened up to a world of good versus evil of the supernatural kind. Jin and her uncle Liao stayed at the Broken Lands too and run The Fata Morgana Fireworks Company, which had the best displays around and would be in town for three days. Jin was sent to buy items and a dispensary, on her way back she literally stumbled over a dead body with its head missing. Here is where she met Sam. It was then that the mystery of the dead body opened a door to a world of supernatural beings. Sam, Jin and their friends call on the story of Jack Hellcoal. He was a woodsmen pioneer who was given three wishes from a beautiful women who came to his door looking for warmth, food and shelter. One day she was gone and Jack searched for her and didn’t find her. He used his wishes in a selfish way. Other strangers like the woman come to him to carry him to hell, but he refused to go and tricked them. Eventually, Jack left his cabin and ended up at the gates of hell. The devil gave him a piece of coal and sent him on his way to find his own place in the world. Not welcome in heaven or hell Jack set out to find a place where the crossroad is present. Sam and Jin know that the world is in a very sensitive place since the Civil War ended. The people were angry. Lots of lynching’s, bombings, strikes and people out of work had made the country vulnerable. The country was at a crossroads for freedom. Jack and his band of roamers would do whatever it took to make Sam and Jin’s home their place. Will Sam and Jin along with the others be able to harness their own supernatural gifts to save the world from Jack Hellcoal and is evil agenda? Milford provides readers with loads of history. Readers will learn about Ambrose Bierce, the Brooklyn Bridge, Chinese Fireworks, the Civil War and much more. Readers will be engaged with the characters, scenery and especially the battle. Teachers could use this tool to open up dialogue regarding history as a classroom read-a-loud. Readers will also find detailed black and white illustrations that will enlighten on the characters and their surroundings. The front of the book has an illustrated map of Coney Island, Brooklyn and its surroundings.
i bought it for one of my grandsons for his birthday and i am sure he loved it
I actually liked this better than Boneshaker. After reading a few of her books, the cast of characters are starting to become familiar and like old friends. I liked the mood of Broken lands and the story captured my attention from the first page to the last. I was actually thankful that I was stuck in bed with the flu so I could read the whole thing without feeling guilty. I don't know how authors capture that feeling of "long ago", but it seems so perfect in this story and my mind keeps wandering back to small details.
I loved Milford's novel "The Boneshaker" and have bought several copies to give away. Even my mom liked it! This book was a little harder to follow, the characters were not drawn as well, and I felt it was pretty dark for the intended audience (presumably pre-teens to young teens?). Also, the plot just didn't hold together well. The illustrations were just as lovely as those in The Boneshaker, though, and it was nice to get some backstory on Jack and Tom, who are in both books. I'll keep following Milford's work, as I do like her style and overall aesthetic, but this didn't enthrall me like I thought it would (and I just can't give it to my mom--too violent!).
Five stars, were I still in the habit of giving out meaningless yellow shapes to such contrary things as stories.

An absolutely wonderful read, filled with things that made me grin in glee. (Santine! OMG the game of Santine!). It's not a book made of deep complicated characters, there are no anti-heroes here, but the characters are bright, firework bright, and I love the meeting of folktale and myth, and the history of New York and Brooklyn. This is urban fantasy at its finest, where the fantastical and the city meet and mingle, and it becomes impossible to separate the two.

Kate Milford has written a book that can sit comfortably alongside Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere and Clive Barker's Abarat, and seasoned it with a dash of Tim Power's Last Call.

I will most definitely be reading more of her work.