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Goodman, Alison
6 Reviews
(3)
YA
Lady Helen (The Dark Days Club and others) finds it harder than ever to negotiate her secret Reclaimer duties with Regency-era expectations--especially since her demon-fighting partner Lord Carlston is not her soon-to-be husband. Helen strives to claim her worth as a woman with power while preparing for a supreme showdown with the Deceivers in this highly enjoyable trilogy finale.
Reviewer: Jeannie Coutant
(3)
YA
Lady Helen (The Dark Days Club) begins her training with the dashing but aloof Lord Carlston to fight demonic Deceivers. Along with the standard Regency-England societal proprieties, she must further abjure expectations and convincingly disguise herself as a man for secretive missions as a new member of the Dark Days Club. Goodman elegantly inserts supernatural elements into a meticulously evoked historical setting.
Reviewer: Jeannie Coutant
(3)
YA
Eighteen-year-old Lady Helen Wrexhall, a debutante, discovers she's gifted with super-human strength, reflexes, and senses, and she has the power to "reach inside a person's soul and remove darkness." Her destiny--should she choose to reject Regency London norms--is to fight the demonic Deceivers. Rich period details and a convincing protagonist make for a compulsively readable mash-up of paranormal fantasy and historical romance.
Reviewer: Tanya D. Auger
(3)
YA
When Lord Sethon claims the Pearl Emperor throne for himself, newly recognized Dragoneye Eona rallies to Kygo, the real emperor. She finds herself torn between an off-limits attraction to Kygo and an illicit passion for Lord Ido, the only other living Dragoneye. Rich setting, swift-moving action, and plentiful emotional drama will hold fans' attention in this sequel to Eon: Dragoneye Reborn.
Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam
(2)
YA
Eon, in competition to be apprentice to the Rat Dragon, is engaged in a dangerous deception: if anyone discovers that he is a she, her death is assured. Goodman fleshes out the Japanese- and Chinese-inspired fantasy world with textures and colors, superstitions and mythology. Readers will be drawn on steadily but will have to wait for the projected sequel for resolution.
Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
March, 2009
(3)
YA
Since she's something of a black sheep at the Centre for Neo-Historical Studies, no one is more surprised than Joss when the new student, a Chorian alien, chooses her to be his partner in the time-traveling program. But someone seems determined to keep the pair from making their jump and will stop at nothing to prevent them. Joss's acerbic narration and the well-realized setting are a good match for the detective-story plot.
Reviewer: Roger Sutton
6 reviews
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