This is book 2 of The Madman's Daughter trilogy. I loved the first book and while the 2nd one is more grotesque and quite violent, I still found myself on the edge of my seat reading this one. With random and horrible murders happening everywhere, Juliet has an idea as to who is causing the kil...
If I looked surprised by his words, it was nothing compared to the professor’s and Elizabeth’s faces.The professor made as if to speak, but no words came out. Elizabeth’s beautiful blue eyes scoured every inch of our hand-holding, my muddy dress, Montgomery’s loose hair. Both of their mouths were...
The jungle rose around me like a fortress of tree and stone. Through the canopy breaks I glimpsed the volcano’s ever-present plume of smoke drifting up, up, into the sky. After a while, I detected the smell of a campfire. It wove into my hair and clothes, pulling me forward until I heard a faint ...
CORA SAID, AS soon as she and Leon reached the end of a service tunnel. “Ready?” “Do I have a choice?” She reached up and brushed a drop of his sweat from his forehead. “It’ll be okay. Put the shackles on me so I look like a prisoner.” They listened for footsteps on the other side of the tunnel d...
Distant waves crashed. The sun shone directly overhead.They were back in the cage.The breeze tangled in her hair, along with the metallic smell of the Caretaker’s skin. She let him go like he was a spark, and she a dry piece of wood.“Get away from her!” Lucky’s voice cut like a knife. She turned ...
Montgomery said. I could barely keep up with him as he stormed down the main staircase. “I tracked every beast on your father’s island, and they were far more stealthy than a twenty-year-old maid. Balthazar will come with me. His nose is better than the keenest hunting dog’s.” “Wait!” Hensley jog...