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425 pp.
| Abrams/Amulet |
January, 2017 |
TradeISBN 978-1-4197-1909-7$18.95
(4)
YA
Rune is physically compelled to sing angelic arias, but they drain her energy. Seeking control, she attends RoseBlood, a French boarding school haunted by a masked young man named Thorn and his reclusive guardian/mentor. Inspired by The Phantom of the Opera, this unabashedly over-the-top gothic tale is dripping with clichéd metaphors and outrageous supernatural elements mixed with modern kitsch.