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Gallant

Gallant

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  • Author：V.E. Schwab
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Summary

Everything casts a shadow。 Even the world we live in。 And as with every shadow， there is a place where it must touch。 A seam， where the shadow meets its source。

Olivia Prior has grown up in Merilance School for girls， and all she has of her past is her mother’s journal—which seems to unravel into madness。 Then， a letter invites Olivia to come home—to Gallant。 Yet when Olivia arrives， no one is expecting her。 But Olivia is not about to leave the first place that feels like home， it doesn’t matter if her cousin Matthew is hostile or if she sees half-formed ghouls haunting the hallways。

Olivia knows that Gallant is hiding secrets， and she is determined to uncover them。 When she crosses a ruined wall at just the right moment， Olivia finds herself in a place that is Gallant—but not。 The manor is crumbling， the ghouls are solid， and a mysterious figure rules over all。 Now Olivia sees what has unraveled generations of her family， and where her father may have come from。

Olivia has always wanted to belong somewhere， but will she take her place as a Prior， protecting our world against the Master of the House？ Or will she take her place beside him？

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Reviews

Maddie Browse ，

4。5

Robyn Burns ，

A haunting tale of finding home， family secrets and fighting darknessOur main character Olivia is a young girl yearning for a place to call home， having spent her life growing up in an orphanage school， aware that both her parents are dead， she longs for connection and answers and clings to her mothers journal which is full， for the most part， of the nonsensical musing of a woman she has been told was mad。 When she receives a letter from an unknown uncle beckoning her home， she makes her journey A haunting tale of finding home， family secrets and fighting darknessOur main character Olivia is a young girl yearning for a place to call home， having spent her life growing up in an orphanage school， aware that both her parents are dead， she longs for connection and answers and clings to her mothers journal which is full， for the most part， of the nonsensical musing of a woman she has been told was mad。 When she receives a letter from an unknown uncle beckoning her home， she makes her journey to the estate known as Gallant where she finds more than she bargained for。 An initially frosty relationship with her cousin leaves Olivia continuing to feel lost and alone， but when she ventures through the door in the wall of the garden she finds both answers and more secrets to be uncovered。 An interesting addition to the story is that Olivia is mute， therefore the unsaid becomes all the more important。 Schwab does a fantastic job of creating an eerie， gothic setting。 Gallant is filled with ghouls who become key characters in the story and the darkness really comes alive through the wonderful writing。I found this a quick and easy read that I was keen to devour。 I enjoy Schwab’s style of writing which is not too detailed or flowery but still able to tell an intricate story with lots of suspense and character development。 A really great gothic fantasy that did not disappoint。 Thank you to NetGalley and Titan Books for this ARC in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more

destiny ♡⚔♡ [howling libraries] ，

me: I have to stop buying multiple copies of the same book。 I'm almost out of shelf space！also me: *throws all my money at special editions of this book with no regrets* me: I have to stop buying multiple copies of the same book。 I'm almost out of shelf space！also me: *throws all my money at special editions of this book with no regrets* 。。。more

Beth ，

Perfect gothic tale。

Evelien ，

RTC！

Librow0rm Christine ，

Thank you so much Titan Books and NetGalley for providing me with the e-arc of Gallant by VE Schwab in exchange for my honest and unbiased review。Gallant is a dish concocted from a recipe of love， loss， curses， darkness and shadows， gothic eeriness， desire， longing， wishes for things not had and longing for a home。 For as long as Olivia can remember， she has been alone， living in an orphanage， ostracised because she is non verbal and aching with the loss of family。 Her only knowledge of her fami Thank you so much Titan Books and NetGalley for providing me with the e-arc of Gallant by VE Schwab in exchange for my honest and unbiased review。Gallant is a dish concocted from a recipe of love， loss， curses， darkness and shadows， gothic eeriness， desire， longing， wishes for things not had and longing for a home。 For as long as Olivia can remember， she has been alone， living in an orphanage， ostracised because she is non verbal and aching with the loss of family。 Her only knowledge of her family is her mother’s journal， which brings comfort in the knowledge that she was loved， but also pain and fear for the contents are rife with madness and warnings to stay away from Gallant。Olivia is what appears to be a down trodden character， she has no voice， those around her do not sign and she is very isolated verbally and mentally， but beneath that sad exterior beats a heart that yearns for family， love and home。The other key characters in the story， Matthew， Hannah and Edgar are brought forth like pencil sketches， not quite fulfilled， slightly unfinished， but sufficiently detailed enough to have the potential to fulfil Olivia’s dream， but the Master， shaped of darkness， shadows， ash and dust is there， waiting， the epitome of a gothic villain。 Once again V。 E。 Schwab doesn’t disappoint， from start to end she delivers an eerie atmosphere， that cold feeling down your spine， that sense of haunting loneliness and darkness that you just can’t nail down。 Schwab delivers that something you see out of the corner of your eye that niggles， and haunts， enhanced by the hauntingly， dark， sensuous illustrations interspersed between chapters。 Truthfully， whilst I was totally engrossed and immediately drawn into the story， its brevity and the suddenness of certain points were a little disappointing。 Maybe because I just wanted the story to go on， being greedy for Schwab’s beautiful prose。 Or maybe， I was expecting another Addie…which this book definitely isn’t…however， I did feel definite NearWitch vibes。 If you’re looking for a read with haunting， gothic overtones that will pull you in and not release you， even after the book is finished， then this is definitely one for you to pick up。 This book has beautiful prose， haunting characters， light， dark and shade， and is another strong offering from V。E。 Schwab。 。。。more

Katie ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Is VE Schwab one of my favourite authors？ Yes。 Would I have enjoyed this if it wasn’t by Schwab？ I’m really not sure。 A girl plagued by the absence of her parents， raised in an orphanage， haunted by the ghost of her mother’s presence through the scrawled writings of a diary that she wrote prior to Olivia’s birth。 Ghouls， a darkly gothic mansion， and an ominous crumbling wall that haunts the dreams of those who inhabit the house。 Shadowlands， darkness and death。 It had all the makings of a classi Is VE Schwab one of my favourite authors？ Yes。 Would I have enjoyed this if it wasn’t by Schwab？ I’m really not sure。 A girl plagued by the absence of her parents， raised in an orphanage， haunted by the ghost of her mother’s presence through the scrawled writings of a diary that she wrote prior to Olivia’s birth。 Ghouls， a darkly gothic mansion， and an ominous crumbling wall that haunts the dreams of those who inhabit the house。 Shadowlands， darkness and death。 It had all the makings of a classic Schwab win。 However …The plot was promising but struggled to follow through on a truly gothic narrative。 The pacing also weaved and waned from start to finish， jolting at a breakneck speed through character meetings， world building and plot reveals。 While this allowed for a fairly fast read， it did feel a little dull and boring at times as there never seemed to be any depth to the rapidly progressing storyline。 I think what bothered me the most， and what I felt was missing the most from this book， were the characters。 From Kate and August， to Victor and Eli， to Lila and Kell， VE Schwab’s characters have always left a heavy impression – almost at times as though they were extensions of the author herself。 Yet， while Olivia was a believable enough protagonist， the entire novel felt as though we were looking through a 30cm pane of glass – close enough to see， but nowhere near close enough to actually feel anything。 All in all if it weren’t for VE Schwab’s wonderful ability for lyrical writing （in particular her reverent writing for darkness， shadows and devastation） and her ability to capture on page such intriguing magical ideas I would have rated this book much， much lower。 So while it pains me， I feel the most I can give this novel is 3 stars。 A fine book， but not one I would place amongst her best。 。。。more

Anniek ，

Saved this to read as a birthday treat， and I'm surprised at how I flew through this - it was a very quick， fast-paced read where I expected something slower。 I just wanted something a little more from it， unfortunately。I mostly enjoyed Olivia as a main character。 She is non-speaking， which was nice to see in a book。 I can't judge if the rep was done well， but it felt respectful。 I liked seeing her find where she belongs after growing up in an orphanage。 Sadly， I did feel like her character was Saved this to read as a birthday treat， and I'm surprised at how I flew through this - it was a very quick， fast-paced read where I expected something slower。 I just wanted something a little more from it， unfortunately。I mostly enjoyed Olivia as a main character。 She is non-speaking， which was nice to see in a book。 I can't judge if the rep was done well， but it felt respectful。 I liked seeing her find where she belongs after growing up in an orphanage。 Sadly， I did feel like her character was a little underdeveloped， like we didn't really get to know her well， and that also goes for the other characters。 She also felt rather young for her age， which is fine， but it made the book feel more like upper MG/lower YA。The plot was fun， and a touch creepy， which I enjoy。 I love the concept of a mysterious house and I definitely felt intrigued。 I just also felt like everything was revealed rather conveniently - I would have liked a little more of a puzzle/mystery - and ultimately， the story feels like something I've read before and I have a feeling it will be fairly forgettable for me。 。。。more

Madeline Nixon ，

Victoria Schwab is a master of atmospheric literature。 The beginning of this book spooked me so bad that I couldn’t read it in bed。 Of course， then it got a little more tame。 I got used to the atmosphere and the plot became slow。 That’s another thing I find with her books， while they’re extremely well written and have absolutely beautiful prose， they also move rather slowly。 Not much happened in this book between 30 and 70% of it。 And even though I wanted the plot to pick up and for something to Victoria Schwab is a master of atmospheric literature。 The beginning of this book spooked me so bad that I couldn’t read it in bed。 Of course， then it got a little more tame。 I got used to the atmosphere and the plot became slow。 That’s another thing I find with her books， while they’re extremely well written and have absolutely beautiful prose， they also move rather slowly。 Not much happened in this book between 30 and 70% of it。 And even though I wanted the plot to pick up and for something to happen。。。 I found myself enjoying the journey and the ghouls Olivia encountered along the way。 I also adored the illustrations and journal pieces。 Such a genius way of incorporating that storyline。 Thanks to HarperCollins Canada and NetGalley for an arc of this book。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more

allieereads ，

4。5 stars

Bruce Raterink ，

I was fully enthralled by main character in the first couple of chapters and was completely engaged with her adventure throughout the book。 This young adult fantasy novel is beautifully written with well developed characters and perfect pacing。 Highly recommendedThank you NetGalley and Greenwillow Books for providing the ARC for review。

mia ，

little bit disappointing but as ALWAYS i really enjoyed schwab’s writing and her characters she has such an immersive and unique style of storytelling i just love it took a little bit to get into it but once i reached the halfway point i CONSUMED it！！ 100~ pages on friday and 200~ pages on saturday BOOM it was super ominous without being too scary - haunted mansions and ghouls and being alone in the world， and i thought it was super interesting for the main character to be nonverbal as well！！ ad little bit disappointing but as ALWAYS i really enjoyed schwab’s writing and her characters she has such an immersive and unique style of storytelling i just love it took a little bit to get into it but once i reached the halfway point i CONSUMED it！！ 100~ pages on friday and 200~ pages on saturday BOOM it was super ominous without being too scary - haunted mansions and ghouls and being alone in the world， and i thought it was super interesting for the main character to be nonverbal as well！！ added a whole new dynamic would recommend to anyone that liked haunting of hill house， schwab’s other books or just wants a good read :） 。。。more

Josh ，

Merilance; a place awash with gloom and grey， a home for a perpetual state of despair that desolates a child’s spark， turning it to ash; it’s a place where hope can be glimpsed in a dream， and even then， for only a fleeting moment。The reality of life is all the more difficult a pill to swallow for Oliva Prior， one of the unfortunate residents of Merilance; a home school for the abandoned and forgotten。 Not to wallow in grief for the poor hand she’s delt， Oliva is resilient， tough and is a pure j Merilance; a place awash with gloom and grey， a home for a perpetual state of despair that desolates a child’s spark， turning it to ash; it’s a place where hope can be glimpsed in a dream， and even then， for only a fleeting moment。The reality of life is all the more difficult a pill to swallow for Oliva Prior， one of the unfortunate residents of Merilance; a home school for the abandoned and forgotten。 Not to wallow in grief for the poor hand she’s delt， Oliva is resilient， tough and is a pure joy to read。 This isn’t a coming-of-age tale; Schwab writes Oliva battled hardened and determined from the outset。 From the haunted corridors and ghoul invested dorms of Merilance to the mysterious and equally haunted halls of Gallant， an isolated mansion with which hope springs true， Oliva traverses a delicate landscape filled with fantastical imagery and monsters of man and nightmare。 This is top shelf gothic horror with added layers of complexity by virtue of a deeply rooted family drama complimented by a protagonist who leaps off the page to capture the hearts and minds of readers。 。。。more

Alli ，

Definitely an enjoyable read but not my favorite of Schwab's work。 Definitely an enjoyable read but not my favorite of Schwab's work。 。。。more

seren✨ starrybooker ，

What a beautiful little fantasy bookI’ve always been a fan of V E Schwab - I， along with every other person on the planet， devoured her Shades of Magic trilogy， and now anything she puts out I just have to read。 Gallant is her latest release and for me it’s up there with Shades in terms of sheer quality and pure reading enjoyment。 Described by Schwab as a play on The Secret Garden， Gallant follows Olivia Prior， a young orphan girl who can see ghosts out of the corner of her eye。 When she’s summo What a beautiful little fantasy bookI’ve always been a fan of V E Schwab - I， along with every other person on the planet， devoured her Shades of Magic trilogy， and now anything she puts out I just have to read。 Gallant is her latest release and for me it’s up there with Shades in terms of sheer quality and pure reading enjoyment。 Described by Schwab as a play on The Secret Garden， Gallant follows Olivia Prior， a young orphan girl who can see ghosts out of the corner of her eye。 When she’s summoned to her ancestral family home she didn’t know existed， she’ll be embroiled in the house’s mysteries and the world that lives beyond the garden wall。 This was such a fun read， with both a propulsive plot and poetic writing that sweeps you into the scenes。 I found myself getting wrapped up in the mystery， trying to guess the twists and turns， and getting more existed with every reveal。 Schwab’s writing， always beautiful， but it was particularly on show here， feeling like a dark fairy tale full of shadows and death。 I also loved the main character - I don’t read much YA anymore， but I do have a real soft spot for books where the main character is a stubborn young girl who isn’t afraid to make a scene or stand her ground （think Lyra in the Golden Compass， or Bri in One The Come Up）。 Olivia Prior is filled with that kind of obstinate rage， and every time she threw a pot on the ground or went investigating somewhere she wasn’t supposed to I was just delighted。 Highly recommend this if you’re after a fantasy that you can read in a couple of days and just get completely engrossed by。 The chapters are short enough that you can breeze through them， and I struggled to put it down because I just had to know what happened next。 。。。more

Isabella Petit ，

**Net Galley Read** Hauntingly gorgeous！

Renae ，

This book reminded me of The Haunting of Hill House and gave me Coraline vibes， which I both love。 But in saying that I didn’t really connect with the story。V。 E。 Schwab has beautiful writing as always and I loved the artwork and the format of the book。 But I did think it was very slow and it wasn’t capturing my attention。 I did like the characters and I liked Olivia as our heroine but there wasn’t a lot of depth to them so I wasn’t attached。 I also didn’t buy into the found family trope with th This book reminded me of The Haunting of Hill House and gave me Coraline vibes， which I both love。 But in saying that I didn’t really connect with the story。V。 E。 Schwab has beautiful writing as always and I loved the artwork and the format of the book。 But I did think it was very slow and it wasn’t capturing my attention。 I did like the characters and I liked Olivia as our heroine but there wasn’t a lot of depth to them so I wasn’t attached。 I also didn’t buy into the found family trope with the characters because I don’t think their relationships with Olivia were developed that well， particularly her relationship with Mathew。 I really wished I loved this book but I just didn’t and that’s okay！ 。。。more

Kayleigh ，

Really enjoyed this book！ Cried a LOT at the ending and epilogue。 My best explanation of this book is Crimson Peak meets like， the Secret Garden maybe？？ Just a lovely book， I definitely will recommend to my students and anyone who enjoys a little ghost story moment。

ArrianeReads ，

I cannot put into words how much I adored this book。 I may be biased （as V。E。 Schwab was my favourite author long before this book released） but I genuinely think this book was flawless。 I loved the pacing， the writing， the characters。 Every line I thoroughly enjoyed， and I think it was a lovely， haunting， poignant tale that I know I'll reread one day in the future when I want something that feels like a spooky hug。 I cannot put into words how much I adored this book。 I may be biased （as V。E。 Schwab was my favourite author long before this book released） but I genuinely think this book was flawless。 I loved the pacing， the writing， the characters。 Every line I thoroughly enjoyed， and I think it was a lovely， haunting， poignant tale that I know I'll reread one day in the future when I want something that feels like a spooky hug。 。。。more

Cheri ，

What a fun， dark and monstrous tale！ Horror and gothic fans will love stepping into Olivia Prior’s creepy and haunted shoes as her life goes from silent child in a nasty orphanage to moving to a mysterious estate called Gallant， summoned by an uncle she never knew existed。 Gallant is not only falling apart in disrepair， but is filled with darkness and hidden mysteries that Olivia begins to tap into。 As the mysteries unfold， the pace of the novel picks up and I found myself completely wrapped up What a fun， dark and monstrous tale！ Horror and gothic fans will love stepping into Olivia Prior’s creepy and haunted shoes as her life goes from silent child in a nasty orphanage to moving to a mysterious estate called Gallant， summoned by an uncle she never knew existed。 Gallant is not only falling apart in disrepair， but is filled with darkness and hidden mysteries that Olivia begins to tap into。 As the mysteries unfold， the pace of the novel picks up and I found myself completely wrapped up in the story。 The artwork is equally strange and made me curious。 Reminiscent of Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book， Beautiful Creatures， and even Penny Dreadful but for a younger audience。 。。。more

Laura Trenham ，

I think I prefer the complexity of Schwab’s adult books more than her younger books。 The plot of this book was great， but I felt the character development fell short and I wanted more context。

Marloes ，

Decided that this is just really not my book， which is sad as it was my most anticipated read of the year。

Jenna Rideout ，

Gallant by V。 E。 Schwab is one of the two print ARCs I received from the HarperCollins Canada #FrenzyPresents winter 2022 catalogue preview event。 Thank you for this beautiful ARC and the opportunity to read it early！ I was also approved for an eARC， but since the illustrations play such an important role in the storytelling in this book， I gladly chose the slower reading experience of reading the print book。 My thoughts are my own and my review is honest。 I was drawn to this book for several re Gallant by V。 E。 Schwab is one of the two print ARCs I received from the HarperCollins Canada #FrenzyPresents winter 2022 catalogue preview event。 Thank you for this beautiful ARC and the opportunity to read it early！ I was also approved for an eARC， but since the illustrations play such an important role in the storytelling in this book， I gladly chose the slower reading experience of reading the print book。 My thoughts are my own and my review is honest。 I was drawn to this book for several reasons。 I've had so many people recommend Schwab but I hadn't read her work yet。 I was impressed and intrigued by the presentation she gave at the #FrenzyPresents event in December 2021。 The artwork on the cover （and throughout the book） is hauntingly beautiful in a soft and loose sort of watercolour style that I wish I did more of myself。 On top of all of that， my maiden name is Galland， a German/French variation on the surname this book and its titular haunted house share。 I don't come across it often！ How could I not pick up this book？ I'm so glad I did！ Schwab writes with the same sort of eerily beautiful prose that has made Morgenstern， Gaiman， and Rothfuss （and now Schwab！） my favourites。 I will absolutely be looking for every last Schwab title now to get caught up and eagerly await what's next！ Gallant is a ghost story of sorts like none other I've ever read before。 Olivia is an orphan living at a "school" （orphanage） called Merelance。 She's artistically gifted， she's whip-smart， she's completely mute， and she sees the silent ghouls who haunt this forsaken estate。 The only thing she has left of her parents is her mothers' journal， and it warns her never to return to Gallant。 Unfortunately for Olivia， just as Merelance is done with her and ready to ship her off to a workhouse， a letter arrives from a long-lost uncle beckoning her back to Gallant。 Should she go home to the family she didn't know she still had？ Should she heed her mother's last warning and take her chances in the world at large？ What sort of horrible mysteries await her if she goes where she knows she shouldn't？Everything about this book is beautiful， even if it's haunting and sometimes gruesome。 This is gothic horror meets urban fantasy of the paranormal/magical realism flavour， and it works so well。 This is the sort of writing that inspires the poet inside me that wants to write novels and makes me dare to think it's possible to write dark and complicated plots in the style of a Tennyson poem because that's what this feels like。 I love how nearly every time something written or spoken is repeated it's done in threes。 "Olivia， Olivia， Olivia。" "Hold on。 Hold on。 Hold on。" "Where are you？ Where are you？ Where are you？" "Olivia， Olivia， Olivia。" It's poetic， it's powerful， and those lines flow a little faster than everything around it。 They feel whispered。 They have rhythm。 I agree with others who read ARCs that the synopsis on Goodreads pre-publication gives a little too much away。 I hope that was reconsidered for the final printings。 Since I heard Schwab talk about this book at the event I didn't need to read a synopsis to know I wanted to read it， and the print ARCs only have the first paragraph， so I didn't realize just how much the synopsis says。 If you're holding the physical book in your hands， there's a stripe of darker pages almost in the middle where all of the illustrations are clustered together with key text to hammer home the secondary story we've been fed in bits and pieces up until that point and that's about where the reader is supposed to figure out exactly how entangled Olivia is with Gallant。 The pre-publication Goodreads synopsis suggests a spoiler that kills this reveal。 I don't think it would spoil the second half of the book at all， but I appreciated being able to come to a certain horrifying and fascinating conclusion as Olivia pieced it together herself。 I think that by now people are starting to realize that YA isn't exclusively for teens and that older audiences can read and enjoy YA as well。 With that said， I want to assure fellow older readers， there's nothing juvenile about this book and it can absolutely be enjoyed at any age。 The characters are in their mid-teens but it's set in a different time when kids that age weren't kids anymore， and if it weren't for the few other characters referring to Olivia and Matthew AS kids， I wouldn't have to remember their ages。 I'm 34 and Olivia could be my peer。 If you like beautifully written gothic stories， read this one！ 。。。more

Chantale Canadian Book Addict ，

I had never read anything by this author before but I keep hearing great things about their books so I decided to read this one。I am so pleased to say that I loved this 。 Very well written and I just didn’t want to put it down。 I do highly recommend。

Tamikan ，

Thank you， NetGalley and the publisher for an eARC of Gallant。What a fantastic story。 I was on the shortlist of people who did not enjoy Addie LaRue last year so I was worried my love of Schwab's books was at an end。 Going in I wasn't sure what age range this is meant for。 It seems middle-grade， but this is Schwab's more mature style of writing that ignores complete sentence rules。 Dependent clauses everywhere。 It's definitely a different feel than the Cassidy Blake books even though they are bo Thank you， NetGalley and the publisher for an eARC of Gallant。What a fantastic story。 I was on the shortlist of people who did not enjoy Addie LaRue last year so I was worried my love of Schwab's books was at an end。 Going in I wasn't sure what age range this is meant for。 It seems middle-grade， but this is Schwab's more mature style of writing that ignores complete sentence rules。 Dependent clauses everywhere。 It's definitely a different feel than the Cassidy Blake books even though they are both about young girls who see ghosts。 I thought it did have a slow start but by the halfway point I was hooked and I had to stay up late to finish。 I can't wait until my physical copy arrives to see all the beautiful illustrations。 。。。more

Owen Butler ，

wonderful lillt book。great story well told。Ms Schwab is a very gifted storyteller : ）

tabz_talks_tales ，

Thank you so much to titan books and NetGalley for this glorious arc。‘Home is a choice’Gallant is the newest masterpiece in a long line of them and OMG she did it again！The imagery is all so beautiful and you get just enough of an answer to the mystery of Gallant that it’s keeps you going on。 It’s extremely well paced and just like Addie the prose is so poetic and beautifully haunting。 It really showcases Schwab’s mastery of her art。This book features a mute MC and non-verbal expression is tackl Thank you so much to titan books and NetGalley for this glorious arc。‘Home is a choice’Gallant is the newest masterpiece in a long line of them and OMG she did it again！The imagery is all so beautiful and you get just enough of an answer to the mystery of Gallant that it’s keeps you going on。 It’s extremely well paced and just like Addie the prose is so poetic and beautifully haunting。 It really showcases Schwab’s mastery of her art。This book features a mute MC and non-verbal expression is tackled to tactfully。 Even without her Voice Olivia is able to express herself so well。 I seriously don’t want to give anything away because for a book like this anything more than the already provided synopsis is akin to a spoiler。 So I’m just going to stop here by telling you， you simply have to read this。After reading a few back to back indies。 It was so glorious to read this masterpiece and I literally read it in one sitting。 。。。more

Anna Marie ，

Thank you， Greenwillow Books， for allowing me to read Gallant early！I heard of Schwab's new book everywhere and I obviously got curious。 I'm not a hardcore fan of hers， having only read just a couple of her books， which I enjoyed enough， so curiosity got the best of me and I decided to request this title。 I wasn't sure I would get approved to be frank， but here we are。 I regrettably ended up finding this novel only okay。 I can't even say if it is me。 Surely， it'll have its audience， but alas I'm Thank you， Greenwillow Books， for allowing me to read Gallant early！I heard of Schwab's new book everywhere and I obviously got curious。 I'm not a hardcore fan of hers， having only read just a couple of her books， which I enjoyed enough， so curiosity got the best of me and I decided to request this title。 I wasn't sure I would get approved to be frank， but here we are。 I regrettably ended up finding this novel only okay。 I can't even say if it is me。 Surely， it'll have its audience， but alas I'm not part of it。 Perhaps， I'll have better luck with another one of her novels。 。。。more

Jovy ，

Olivia Prior， an orphan， lives a miserable existence at the Merilance School for Girls where the matrons are strict and the girls are mean。 It doesn’t help that Olivia is different—she is unable to speak and she sees ghouls。 Olivia longs for a real home and her wish is granted one day when she ends up in Gallant， once her mother’s home。 Gallant is no ordinary estate and Olivia gets caught up in its secrets as she tries to unravel the mystery behind her parents’ past and the crumbling wall in the Olivia Prior， an orphan， lives a miserable existence at the Merilance School for Girls where the matrons are strict and the girls are mean。 It doesn’t help that Olivia is different—she is unable to speak and she sees ghouls。 Olivia longs for a real home and her wish is granted one day when she ends up in Gallant， once her mother’s home。 Gallant is no ordinary estate and Olivia gets caught up in its secrets as she tries to unravel the mystery behind her parents’ past and the crumbling wall in the garden。 For most of the book， the story is gentle and melancholic but I didn’t mind because the writing was so lyrical and beautiful。 。。。more

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