The scary parts of the book are genuinely scary-another thing I have never seen in a YA novel. Bray manages to keep all the balls up in the air and the pages (figuratively) turning. There's a lot of stuff going on at once, but Ms. Best of all, the story moves FAST, which is especially impressive considering how complex and layered the plot is.

I liked reading from all of their perspectives, even though there were a couple of characters that would probably annoy the hell out of me if I knew them in real life. She even sounded great singing some of the songs! Unlike the other reviewer, I thought the characters were well fleshed out and true to life.

The narrator did an excellent job giving each character a unique voice, and capturing the inflection and tone of speech in the '20s. I'm so glad I did! The author brings the '20s and all its sparkling energy to life in this book, and I really felt immersed in it, in a way that I rarely do with YA novels. I didn't know much about the '20s, and wasn't that interested in it, but I needed an audiobook for the commute so I took a chance. I purchased this because I had enjoyed the author's previous works, even though the premise and blurb didn't really sound that enticing. This audiobook includes an introduction read by Libba Bray. And unknown to all, something dark and evil has awakened. A student named Jericho is hiding a shocking secret. A chorus girl named Theta is running from her past. A young man named Memphis is caught between two worlds. But when the police find a murdered girl branded with a cryptic symbol and Will is called to the scene, Evie realizes her gift could help catch a serial killer.Īs Evie jumps headlong into a dance with a murderer, other stories unfold in the city that never sleeps. The only catch is that she has to live with her uncle Will and his unhealthy obsession with the occult.Įvie worries her uncle will discover her darkest secret: a supernatural power that has only brought her trouble so far. It's 1926, and New York is filled with speakeasies, Ziegfeld girls, and rakish pickpockets.

Audie Award Nominee, Best Teens Category, 2013Įvie O'Neill has been exiled from her boring old hometown and shipped off to the bustling streets of New York City - and she is pos-i-tute-ly ecstatic.

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