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The Master of Misrule (The Game of Triumphs #2)
by
Laura Powell
The Arcanum: a world like our own, but twisted. Here, a deadly Game is played out, with prizes for some -- and danger for all. When Cat, Blaine, Flora and Toby defeated the Game's Masters, they thought they had won. They thought wrong. Now, the Game is broken, and soon the four unlikely friends realise: it's not just their own lives at risk -- but the future of the whole w...more
Paperback, 356 pages
Published
February 4th 2010
by Orchard Books
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In this sequel to The Game of Triumphs, we see again the four main characters. Blaine hopes that his prize in the game will help him find his violent step father and make him pay. Cat wants to find her parents' killer and bring him to justice. Flora wants to find her sister Grace and convince her to leave the game. Toby doesn't have anything to win-- he just likes wielding the power within the game. The only problem is that when these young people let the Fool rise to the position of the Master...more
When I came across the first book of this series, The Game of Triumphs, it didn’t take me very long to fall in love and have one of the most amazing adventures of my ‘reading’ life. Cat is the main character and she is everything from witty to charming. When we first met up with her and her friends, Cat was attending an exclusive party in the Soho District of London where she was drawn into an age-old and slightly frightening game of “Fortunes and Cards” (Tarot Cards). This mysterious game was r...more
The Game is back and just as deadly as the first book. The reader will enjoy reconnecting with the characters from the first book. Cat and her friends thought the Game was finished and they could go, hopefully with their prizes in hand. However, nothing is ever that easy. The Master of Misrule has tricked them, when he got out of the hot water he landed in due to his own machinations he turned on Cat and her friends. Cat and her friends are understandably angry and desire to get revenge on the M...more
Apr 25, 2013
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I bought this straight after I finished The Game of Triumphs. I don't remember why, I didn't even like Game of Triumphs all that much. Fast forward 3 years and I still haven't read this, so I decided to finally give it a go. Turns out this book series is just not for me. I really enjoy the concept of the Arcanum, the tarot-like playing cards and their meaning. It's very creative and cool but everything else falls flat. I just can't bring myself to care for the characters, they're not annoying or...more
Jun 14, 2012
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I’m not sure what drew me to The Master of Misrule by Laura Powell although the title just sounds like a book that’s going to be up to all kinds of no good, as my grandmother would have said. Even though it’s the sequel to The Game of Thrones, I had no trouble getting into it and figuring out what was going on so I think it’s fine as a stand-alone novel. This is a YA novel that is really going to appeal to gamers; however, I think its topsy turvy adventure is also going to appeal to people who l...more
I enjoyed this book a lot more than the game of triumphs. Although both of them are confusing, the second one was so intricately plotted and everything tied up with itself; it was really well done. Also the descriptions in certain scenes were amazing, not over the top, but really good. I love the characters created, especially The Hanged Man even if he is evil and how the tarot cards are imbodied. A really good, but unusual read
In The Game of Triumphs, Cat and three other players banished the kings and queens of the Game, thinking that they were ending cruel and capricious tyranny. This sequel finds them realizing their error and attempt to restore the Game. Their experiences in the Arcanum have a dreamlike quality that reflects reality through a prism of their inner emotional states, and so they must all come to terms with events in their real lives in order to succeed. This sequel neatly finishes up the story, while...more
I Loved this book, i just finished it and im still tearing up!
Good book, not the best but it was different to what I usually read. Give it a go, but don't expect anything too amazing.
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Laura Powell grew up in rural Wales and now lives in West London. She wrote her first book while studying Classics at Oxford and worked in publishing for five years before leaving to concentrate on her writing.
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Laura Powell grew up in rural Wales and now lives in West London. She wrote her first book while studying Classics at Oxford and worked in publishing for five years before leaving to concentrate on her writing.
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