Book Overview
Now in paperback, the first book--an instant bestseller--in the sumptuous, sultry, and romantic YA vampire series from New York Times bestselling author Renee Ahdieh. In 1872, New Orleans is a city ruled by the dead. But to seventeen-year-old Celine Rousseau, New Orleans is a safe haven after she's forced to flee her life as a dressmaker in Paris. Taken in by the sisters of the Ursuline convent, Celine is quickly enraptured by the vibrant city becoming embroiled in the glitzy underworld, known as La Cour des Lions, after catching the eye of the group's enigmatic leader, S?bastien Saint Germain. When the body of one of the girls from the convent is found in S?bastien's own lair--the second dead girl to turn up in recent weeks--Celine must battle her attraction to S?bastien and suspicions about his guilt along with the shame of her own horrible secret.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1524738174
ISBN13:9781524738174
Release Date:October 2019
Publisher:Nancy Paulsen Books
Length:448 Pages
Weight:1.29 lbs.
Dimensions:1.5" x 5.8" x 8.3"
Age Range:14 to 17 years
Grade Range:Grades 9 to 12
Customer Reviews
1 rating
Intriguing Story
Published by MizzyRed , 5 years ago
Why do the bad boys always have to be too good looking? Not that this book isn't good, but it does seem like that is always the case in young adult novels. I did enjoy reading this because I do like vampires and other supernatural creatures.
Celine is nice in that she is not the perfect little princess waiting to be rescued by the bad boy Bastien. She can take care of herself and she does, even when the choices she makes are not always the best because she is drawn to darkness. I liked her friendship with Pippa which provided some light points in this novel. I was not not as much a fan of the instalove/attraction between Celine and Bastien but I suppose that is inevitable due to the genre that this book is. There is lots of action and murders though, which help to balance out that attraction. I liked that.
This a different New Orleans and I would really like to know more about it which is likely as this book ends with quite the cliffhanger.
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