Mysterious aristocracy
Behind the mountains, behind the forests, there was a mysterious residence. It was inhabited by an unusual family – family members had no faces. They were basically just their shadows in many ways. If not for the clothes and fancy hairstyles, it would be impossible to tell them apart. Well, possibly because of the shape of the nose, if you look at them in profile. Nevertheless, since non-verbal communication is so important in human interactions, how could faceless beings express emotions? This question was answered by the head of the family, the Dear Grandfather. He created living dolls that resembled humans in almost every way. And the purpose of their existence was to serve the Shadow family; among other things, they performed the functions of their masters’ faces.
Behind the mountains beyond the forests, in a mysterious mansion, lived Emilica – a living doll, Mrs. Kate’s maid. Her primary job was to clean her Mistress’s apartment, because when she got angry she gave off a nasty soot. Not only that, like the whole family, what she did not touch left black marks (I even discovered fingerprints on the cover of the book that describes their history!).
Order is the key
Since living dolls were created as artificial beings by the Honorable Grandfather, do they have feelings, emotions? Surprisingly, they have many human characteristics. For example, Emilica, the main character of the Shadow family saga, took a lot of joy from performing her duties or eating delicious bread. On the other hand, Mrs. Kate was very often angry with her stowaway maid. Nevertheless, she showed her a lot of patience. In addition to other members of the family, dolls with covered faces also roamed the corridors of the mansion. They only performed simple activities, speaking to no one, while the living dolls willingly gossiped among themselves as they grouped cleaning the entire mansion. Why was it so important to get rid of soot? For the discharge of the family members was remarkable in many respects …
Can you be happy living in a closed mansion? What would happen to live dolls if they were rendered incapable of working? Who could be the mysterious Shadow wandering the corridors at night? This mysterious house hides many secrets and many dangers lurk in the household …
Soot-filled mansion
The appearance of the character or the residence itself does not differ from the norm. Oh, an average style, a line characteristic of most manga. Particular attention is drawn to members of the Shadow family. Although they are all black, without any facial features, the reader takes a closer look at their hairstyles and clothes.
It is worth paying attention to the edition . The dust jacket looks beautiful, if only because of the gilded title, although the cover itself is quite ugly. While learning about the history of the Shadow family, I also came across an error in the speech of one of the characters.
Is it even worth becoming a living doll?
When I came across information about the Shadow family saga, I expected elements typical of horror literature, but I found a lot of interesting and mysterious plots. The heroes also turned out to be quite intriguing. Shadow family members are distinguished not only by their appearance, but also by the way they express themselves. Namely, they speak in the third person singular. The plot focuses primarily on everyday life in this unusual house. Although I did not experience too much action here, I plunged into an extremely fascinating world. All I can say is that I have no choice but to find the next volumes of the Shadow family saga!
