I couldn't think of a better way to end 2014 than with this book.It was fantastic! I enjoyed every aspect except the part where I have to wait until the next one is released because the ending.. was great but left me wanting more.It is very rare for me not to check out a books ratings and reviews...
D’office Le Joyau nous rappelle La Sélection, aussi bien par sa couverture que par l’idée de demoiselles souhaitant améliorer leur vie en rejoignant la royauté. Mais la comparaison s’arrête là, car l’univers présenté par Amy Ewing est totalement différent, bien plus adulte, compliqué, sombre et v...
Eighteen SIL TELLS ME TO COME DOWNSTAIRS. I make Lucien promise to stay with Raven, who falls asleep almost immediately. I watch the rise and fall of her chest until I’m sure it won’t stop, until I can truly believe she is alive. Ash and Garnet stay with her, too. They look at me differently now,...
I should probably know what she looks like if I’m meant to be watching her all the time. Watching the surrogate. I can’t decide if that’s creepy or just plain boring. Why couldn’t Lucien have asked me to watch over someone interesting? Another royal perhaps, or my mother? Actually, not my mother....
Some deep protective instinct causes me to join with Air, so that the rubble and debris shooting toward me are deflected in a gust of wind. The dresses soften the blow as my back slams into the wall, my connection with Air broken. Sparks explode in front of my eyes, my ears ringing. For several s...
The walls are maroon and there are candles covering every available surface, as well as filling the chandelier hanging above our heads. All the wood is dark and polished to a high sheen. It’s as if the decorator were going for a look that said, “I am powerful and evil.” Which, who knows, the woma...