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Dolamore, Jaclyn
4 Reviews
(4)
YA
Freddy, a magic worker who can raise the dead, is a hostage being used to build an army of enslaved, reanimated workers secretly toiling underground. When rebels begin rioting and the reanimated dead walk the streets, it's clear that Freddy has escaped. As in the first book (Dark Metropolis), modern elements mix with Jazz Age glamour in a cluttered fantasy world with a steampunky feel.
Reviewer: Sian Gaetano
(3)
YA
Waitress Thea is in search of her friend Nan, who, like many of the city's residents, has mysteriously disappeared. Freddy, a boy who knows more than he wants to share, is the key to uncovering dark secrets below the society's surface. Straddling dystopia and fantasy, the book presents modern dialogue in an alternative steampunky past flavored with Jazz-Age glamour.
Reviewer: Rebecca Hachmyer
(3)
YA
Mermaid Esmerine wants to become a siren just like her sister Dosinia. When Dosinia goes to the mainland, Esmerine must find her and bring her home. Along the way, Esmerine crosses paths with an old friend, Alandare, and before long infatuation takes hold. The pair's differences (he's one of a winged species) can't keep them apart in this fantasy love story.
Reviewer: Pearl Higgins
(3)
YA
At the invitation of a mysterious, handsome sorcerer, musically gifted Nimira travels to perform with a piano-playing automaton. As she unravels the truth behind the automaton's identity and the political plot that caused his entrapment, Nimira becomes desperate to save him. Dolamore writes with passion, creating a fantasy world where love conquers dark magic and a music-hall girl can rescue a prince.
Reviewer: Hannah Rodgers Barnaby
4 reviews
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