Full review at Smart Bitches, Trashy Books 
 Worlds of Ink and Shadow is a YA fantasy about the Bronte siblings (Branwell, Charlotte, Anne, and Emily). As children, Branwell and Charlotte created the kingdom of Angria, and Anne and Emily created Gondal. Worlds of Ink and Shadow imagines that the siblings had the ability to step into one of their fictional worlds and interact with the characters as though they were real people. In doing so, the book answers many questions about the siblings, including the mystery of why they all died young. 
 I loved how the characters of the siblings came out through their writing and through their conversations with each other. They seem not only true to the images of the Brontes that Bronte fans have become familiar with, but also recognizable by their writing styles. The four have a dynamic that feels like an actual, plausible sibling dynamic - one that is both close because they've spent so much time together, and fractured because Branwell and Charlotte have spent more time away from home. The way the siblings form various alliances and vie for privacy in a crowded space and bicker even as they ferociously protect one another feels real. 
 The book balances the ridiculously fantastical and melodramatic world of Angria (and a peek or two at Gondal) with the everyday lives of the Brontes. As the residents of Angria become more self-aware, their lives become ones of horror and helplessness. Charlotte and Branwell are appalled to see that their creations are miserable, and terrified when their creations turn against them and their younger sisters. The book does an adroit job of pulling together real and unreal worlds and characters, mingling romantic fantasy, melodrama, and gritty historical fiction in a truly unusual way. 
 I won't tell you how the book resolves, but there is a bittersweet romance and a satisfying, if not entirely happy, ending. The ending is satisfying not because it is happy, but because it works so well. It ties together multiple aspects of fantasy and actual history, and it resolves the plot and character conflicts in the book. It feels so simple and natural that I'm finding it difficult to recall that it isn't actual fact. This book is insightful, original, thoughtful and fun - a must read for Bronte fans and easily enjoyable by anyone with an interest in the thin line between fantasy and obsession. 
 - Carrie S.