Dark, unique, haunting, and beautiful. I enjoyed that it's different from other stories I've ever read. It sets on two planes of existence (realm of the living and the realm of the dead), and it has that enchanting dreamlike quality to it but in a gothic element.
Warning: there is one nude illustration towards the end of the book so it might not be suitable for minors. ( )

I enjoyed this book a lot. I liked the characters and found the plot gripping and interesting - I never really knew what was coming next, though I guessed how it might end (not that that is a problem!)
The illustrations are beautiful - I haven't read an illustrated Kindle book before and it definitely added an extra dimension to the story.
I have to say that for me things weren't always described in quite enough detail for me to get a proper image in my mind of what was going on, and I occasionally got confused (only very briefly). I also felt like I wanted Elisa's past and the characters from her past to be brought to life a little more, so that I could get an experience of what her past was like and feel a bit more immersed in it.
Having said that, this was a very good read. I would definitely read more books by this author. ( )

Elisa has just visited a beautiful and strange place called Duskland. She finds all its inhabitants interesting and falls in love with Leonhard after just a short time. She is pulled from Duskland to rejoin the living, but she is still not safe here. Her husband wants her dead and will do anything in his power to find her. With the help of new friends Elisa has the strength to fight back and in the end she must choose between living and the afterlife.

The book started off slow but once it picked up it was really enjoyable. Duskland was unique and had that eerie/dreamlike quality to it. I loved the Victorian Gothic vibe throughout the whole story. The illustrations are gorgeous. The author has a great imagination! ( )

If you've been following my blog postings for any length of time, you know I adore entering giveaways for books, especially on Goodreads.com. One day, I found this lovely: The Night of Elisa, and knew I had to have it! So I skipped entering the giveaway and contacted Isis Sousa, the author and illustrator. Thankfully, she agreed to send me a copy.
The story, set back in the 1800's, tells of Elisa, the main character who doesn't seem to thrive in this world, but in another. A place world called Duskland, set near the North Pole,in a perpetual state of never-ending sunset. It's a place where dead people go...

Without giving away SPOILERS, the lovely Elisa has issues. She's gifted with a talent that's more of a curse. She has the ability to drift from one world into another. In one, she's tormented by a cruel husband, and in the other she's deathly ill and surrounded by strange people. One is a set of conjoined twins, another is a moody scientist and doctor... and the other is mysteriously handsome, gentle and kind.. It's not until she finds her Aunt Berenice that she discovers what she is and an explanation for what she can do. Given a purpose (her own possible murder), she finds herself on a mission to either stay alive or stay in a world where she feels he doesn't belong. Can she decide which world she's truly destined for?
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*Full Review: http://bit.ly/TheNightofElisaNovel Isis Sousa
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I won a copy of this book from LibraryThing in exchange for an honest review

This book is not from a genre I normally read. Paranormal, supernatural yes. Gothic, no. That is probably the only reason why I took so long to complete it. But I will say this it was an interesting experience. It read like a Tim Burton movie, with the same dark tones and morbidity. And for a debut this was excellent work. Loved the artwork too. Good effort Ms Sousa. ( )