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, Sébastien Saint Germain.
When the body of one of the girls from the convent is found in Sébastien's own lair--the second dead girl to turn up in recent weeks--Celine must battle her attraction to Sébastien and suspicions about his guilt along with the shame of her own horrible secret.
My second disappointment by one of my favourite authors in a short time. After struggling through Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo I was really hoping this one would lift my spirits again, but alas.
I don't know how it all went so wrong, but I just had so much trouble with this novel. I could not get a grasp on the plot at all. I was lost. I did not understand. I did not care. It was so weird, but not in a good way. Of course, there is nothing wrong with not understanding what is going on at the beginning, and you're making your way through the story and things fall into place. But that last part never happened, I just... Don't get it. I think mainly because of that I did not care about the characters or what was going on. It was all so confusing it kept distracting me from immerging into the story. I don't know yet if I will read the second novel ? This all sucks so much because I LOVE The Wrath and the Dawn, what happened ???
