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The Conjurer's Riddle

(The Inventor's Secret #2)

Andrea Cremer (Goodreads Author)

3.77 · Rating details · 979 ratings · 135 reviews

Charlotte may have left the Floating City, but she’s not out of danger yet. On the run from the British Empire’s clutches, she leads her group of exiles west and south, plunging into a wild world of shady merchants and surly rivermen on the way to New Orleans.

But the more Charlotte learns about the revolution she has championed, the more questions she has. As she and her f ...more

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Apr 12, 2017 Colleen Houck added it

Shelves: weapons, warrior, cover-love, drugs, secrets, steampunk, disguise, ocean, caves, friends

I love that I can hit so many tags with this series. There's so much going on! The entire description of this version of New Orleans was amazing! Loved the swamp guru who fights with a stick. Also the spider girls and the pirate...yummy. Very much look forward to reading more about him. ...more

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Aug 29, 2017 Rebecca rated it liked it

Shelves: tough-heroines, series-complete, girl-crush, historical, 2017-reads, men-i-love, ya-series, sci-fi-fantasy

3.5 STARS
Like most trilogies, the beginning of this second installment was painstaking slow and uneventful. Even Charlotte and Linnet couldn't make up for the lackluster storyline up to the 40% mark. The remaining 60% was engaging and packed full of action. It was everything I've come to enjoy in this world. The ending has me optimistic that the final book was will as entertaining as the first. ...more

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Aug 03, 2018 S61 rated it really liked it

Not quite as engaging as the first book but still a really good sequel. I will definitely be reading the concluding novel and have a good feeling it’ll be an improvement on this one.

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Jun 22, 2020 Cherie rated it really liked it

Shelves: series, published-since-2000

Great second story, but where are we going?

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Jul 12, 2015 Brenda rated it liked it

Shelves: comic-con-2015

Short version: There's a rebellion, I don't know why. Lots of things happen besides rebellion.

Long version: As usual, I came into this having no idea what I was getting into. Since I picked this up randomly, I didn't have any clue what the original story was, and I knew I would spend some time in the beginning trying to figure out what's happening. But I don't know much more now after finishing the book than I did in the beginning. I can narrow it all down into about four sentences, which I star ...more

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May 21, 2016 Kathy Martin rated it really liked it

This is the second book in a trilogy and sees Charlotte, with her friends, fleeing the destruction of their hideout and heading across the country to New Orleans to join with the Resistance. Along with her other friends is Grave who is an unusual character who was made from the body of a mad inventor's dead son. Grave now has powers and skills that make him very valuable to whatever side in the revolution manages to take control of him. He has also excited various religious orders who seem to fe ...more

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Jan 08, 2016 Laura rated it liked it

I had such a difficult time getting into this book. The beginning did not do a good job of reintroducing the characters and the plot of the first book, so I just spent the first few chapters confused and bored and thhhhiiiss close to putting the book down. Fortunately, it picked up in the middle and started to become more engaging with the character's traveling to New Orleans where the Resistance head quarters was located and the city had a cool element to it where a law required the inhabitants ...more

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Oct 14, 2015 Britt rated it really liked it

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Once again, Cremer dazzles with her lush settings of this alternative history that is still somewhat american. The division of territories is quite different though. It is set in the future yet most things seem to be dated such as clothings and social hierarchies and such. I rivaled in the introduction to the rich yet gritty New Orleans culture. The steampunk elements are of course outstanding and this time there is even some magic and possible necromancy involved. It was a nice change from The ...more

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Apr 10, 2018 Rea K rated it it was ok

"Reagan, you weren't thrilled with the first book? HOW COULD YOU BRING YOURSELF TO READ THE SECOND ONE?" Well, dear reader, I don't know how I brought myself to read the second one, but I'm gonna read the third one, too. Mostly because I have it in my little hands, but partly because with an ending like that, I guess I can read through the end of the series. *heaves sigh* I guess. If I insist. I can think of worse books to pass time with at any rate.
This book was slow at the beginning, so cue m "Reagan, you weren't thrilled with the first book? HOW COULD YOU BRING YOURSELF TO READ THE SECOND ONE?" Well, dear reader, I don't know how I brought myself to read the second one, but I'm gonna read the third one, too. Mostly because I have it in my little hands, but partly because with an ending like that, I guess I can read through the end of the series. *heaves sigh* I guess. If I insist. I can think of worse books to pass time with at any rate.
This book was slow at the beginning, so cue my shock when I went from page 83 to page 183 without even realizing how fast I'd read or, rather, how much time had passed. My big issue from this one was WHY ON GOD'S GREEN EARTH IS EVERYONE OBSESSED WITH CHARLOTTE? Also, I noted in a different review that it's hard to figure out what the revolution is about. WHICH, UNLESS YOU READ THE FIRST BOOK, YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON. Hell, I read the first book and I don't know what's going on half the time.
On the bright side, I'd like to murder both of the Winter brothers. God. I haven't had a ship that I said "Just let this ship sink and save us all" about ever. To my knowledge. Maybe if I was reading Twilight now. Haha. I originally liked Jack for Charlotte, because to me it was obvious that they were crushing on each other. And, UNFORTUNATELY, it reminded me of my horrid love life. A boy who may or may not have (I'm not sure I want to know the truth here ever) been flirting with me tried to throw me in the dumpster at work, SO I MEAN, BOYS ARE CONFUSING. But, I was like "How thick are you that you both have feelings for each other?" Except I understand that you can be incredibly thick about feelings, because the one boy that I actually did like may or may not have been convinced that I hate him. Whoops. Excuuuuse me for having the wretched childhood that made expressing feelings for boys a taboo subject because the rest of the children would be mean. And I wonder why I don't have a boyfriend. Haha. I once lied to girls I was only kinda friends with about who I had a crush on because the boy I did have a crush on was four years older and all graduated and junk and I only told like one other person that I liked him and I was NOT going to have people teasing me about that crush for the next three years.
But I digress. Sort of. I didn't really know how I felt about Coe going in, but I really don't care for him. He's pushing at Charlotte for his own gains. I mean, if she gets all bent out of shape about Jack, of COURSE she's going to run into Coe's wide open arms. LOOK. I THINK I SEE WHERE THIS BOOK IS TAKING US. TOWARDS JACK. NOW CAN WE SINK THE ENTIRE FLEET BEFORE WE GO FURTHER.
I still think this book is set in the wrong time period. Don't get me wrong. If you didn't tell me the year, I'd hop in, believe that this was the 1860s and be like "Okay. I got this. This works." BUT KNOWING HOW CLOSE IT IS TO THE DAMN REVOLUTION, I DO NOT LIKE IT ONE BIT. IT DOES NOT FIT. It makes me itch.
The fight scenes are annoying. I don't CARE about the technicalities, to be honest. I also still have a sincere doubt in the plausibility of Meg's whole character. I also suspect that she doesn't have feelings for Ash like we all know Ash has for her. I suspect she is the token lesbian character. Now, don't tell me that it's rude to say that, but it's my suspicion.
ALRIGHT. I'M THERE. The mystery of the entire series is Grave. And quite frankly, I'm sick to death of Grave, except I understand that if we didn't have Grave, we wouldn't have any story and the kidlets would still be packed away in their stupid cave (still don't see the point of that when they left children with some nuns somewhere) and still brainwashed into the resistance. Oh. Wait. Was that a spoiler? Might have been. Don't read that line. Just pretend that you didn't see it. Quite frankly, the whole thing reeks of "You have to pick a damn side, you can't just be in the middle." I'm quite willing to sit in the middle here and say that all the sides stink. If I was a twenty-odd-year-old girl in this book, I think I'd say "I quit" and go live in, like, Spain or something.
Also, the map leaves much to be desired. I don't know where on the map the city that these kids are trying to get to is located because OF COURSE, the map is the worst map on the face of the planet. Look, ma'am, I know you were all cocky about the shape of the United States, but you're doing a disservice to the book because I would have followed much better if I was able to pop back to the front and be like "oh, yeah. that's where this river is. And this city." And, if you're making up cities, it helps even more.
The religion still bothers the hell out of me. I have not got enough ability to suspend all disbelief to convince my little self that "Hephaestus's hammer" and "holy athene" or whatever that one was ARE EVEN BELIEVABLE. I do not see the British Empire grabbing onto the whole Greek mythology thing. These are the same people who believed that chair legs were immoral. (Though that might be a little more in the future.) My knowledge of the British is that the upper class was a hypocritical group of prudes and hoes.
OKAY, I'm off to read the last in the series because, by golly, I hate myself and am stubborn as hell. But it's not like I trudged through the first two, so unless I throw the book across the room and it lands in a puddle or some junk, I ought to be able to finish and give a review and tell you to run before you get this far.
Also, before I forget. Jack is a dumbass and I really want that ship to sink. And the Coe ship (especially since I keep typing Cow). I'm going to throw up my little hands and say I ship Linnet and Meg or Linnet and Charlotte or Meg and Charlotte. And even those ships can sink. I do not care who ends up with who. I just want everyone to die. Now. Painfully. ...more

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May 29, 2015 paula moreira❥ rated it really liked it

Loved it. But ahhh every book I've been reading lately ends with a cliff hanger. Now I have to wait like two years for the next. Kinda sucks. Oh well, life goes on ...more

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Sep 18, 2018 John rated it liked it · review of another edition

Recommends it for: People who read YA and Steampunk

Shelves: steampunk, young-adult, historical-fiction, alternate-realities

Young Adult Steampunk. Moves along at a fast clip has some pretty interesting alternative history going on that I enjoyed in the first book. Basically, what if steam technology was so advanced by the 18th century that the American Revolution failed. This book sees our troop of children evacuating their home in New York and making their way to New Orleans. Also an interesting version of a city still controlled by the French, and home to the "American Resistance"

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Feb 26, 2015 Lindsay rated it really liked it

Shelves: arc, secrets, reviewed, friendship, family, romance, young-adult, danger, historical, fantasy

Charlotte leads her group of exiles west, plunging into a wild world of shady merchants and surly rivermen on the way to New Orleans. But as Charlotte learns more about the revolution she has championed, she wonders if she's on the right side after all. Charlotte and her friends get to know the mystical New Orleans bayou and deep into the shadowy tunnels below the city–the den of criminals, assassins and pirates–Charlotte must decide if the revolution's goals justify their means, or if some thin Charlotte leads her group of exiles west, plunging into a wild world of shady merchants and surly rivermen on the way to New Orleans. But as Charlotte learns more about the revolution she has championed, she wonders if she's on the right side after all. Charlotte and her friends get to know the mystical New Orleans bayou and deep into the shadowy tunnels below the city–the den of criminals, assassins and pirates–Charlotte must decide if the revolution's goals justify their means, or if some things, like the lives of her friends, are too sacred to sacrifice.

The Conjurer's Riddle is a look into revolution and rebellion, the secret-gathering and the spying, the hard journeys and the dangers. The heavy cost.

Charlotte is driven, soft-hearted, and passionate about her chose cause, about saving her friends. But doubt lingers, as it always does. Things aren't the same as they were in the Catacombs or in the Floating City. On their journey west, in New Orleans, Charlotte learns how different things are. How duplicitous and two-faced. How her ideas and reasons for fighting back might differ from other members of the resistance.

In terms of the romance, I still feel that Jack is the only option for Charlotte. I still don't understand why a love triangle was added in the first book why Coe suddenly went from person Charlotte barely knew to romantic entanglement. Charlotte is still drawn to Jack, still attracted to him, still hating him and worrying about him, while Coe just seems there. But there wasn't much time for Charlotte to worry about her feelings for most of the book. She was far too busy travelling, learning secrets, or trying to stay hidden and alive. The romance takes a back seat to Charlotte's journey and the still hidden mysteries of Grave. So hidden, so mysterious.

The Resistance is still fighting back against the Empire, fighting to be free from an oppressive ruler from across an ocean. When you fight back as part of a rebellion, you fight for your beliefs, your friends and family. But at what cost? Destruction of property? Injury? Death? Is revolution the only answer? This book, this series, will always scream America to me. Their idea that freedom is a right, that no one can take it from you, but if it ever is taken you can fight to regain it. Is violence ever the only answer? As a Canadian, it feels so American to go in guns blazing to fight for freedom. It feels like it's all they have, like their identity as American is based on freedom and without it they're nothing.

I'm still intrigued by this world, I think the building of it is creative. To speculate on what a country would look like had a major event in its history not happened, if someone else was still in control. If it was a mixture of colonies and disputed territories. It's a dangerous world Charlotte's in, one filled with deception and the impossible. I want to know more. What is the Resistance's endgame plan? What are Grave's secrets, the ones that even he doesn't know? What else is out there for Charlotte to discover? A great follow-up to the first book.

(I received an advance copy of this title from Penguin Random House Canada.) ...more

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Jan 27, 2016 Hayley rated it liked it

Shelves: series

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The short: The steampunk-esque AU world remains of interest, but the characters remain stiff and the story overwhelming in detail.

The long:

I admit that I skimmed quite a bit of this one. When I picked it up to read, I was more than a little hesitant because I couldn't remember much of the first book nor that I particularly liked it (in fact, rereading my review of The Inventor's Secret, I see that I did not). My main interest was finding out what happened to Grav Originally posted on BlueAnteater

The short: The steampunk-esque AU world remains of interest, but the characters remain stiff and the story overwhelming in detail.

The long:

I admit that I skimmed quite a bit of this one. When I picked it up to read, I was more than a little hesitant because I couldn't remember much of the first book nor that I particularly liked it (in fact, rereading my review of The Inventor's Secret, I see that I did not). My main interest was finding out what happened to Grave, the automaton with the soul of a boy, and to be fair, The Conjurer's Riddle doesn't disappoint in revealing more about him. It does take awhile for the story to build, however, and the most surprising thing is how much the Resistance and the Empire and all other AU elements slowly fall away to focus on the conundrum of Grave and what it really means to be human.

Charlotte has matured a lot, and her love triangle (angle) with Coe and Jack thankfully takes a back seat to the action. She reflects on the situation and has a surprising amount of clearheaded restraint when it comes to the realization that they're fighting over her and it's not a good thing. She therefore devotes her attention to her little group of child survivors --- who are at first prominent in the story and then slowly recede into the background --- and to Grave, whom she is both frightened and protective of.

This is the part of the book that I liked, but it's buried deep within other complex plot elements and character mishmash. To be fair, the writing is quite lovely, but it simply doesn't suit the bland characters and overstuffed story. There's a great deal of exposition, and while that's normally one of the my favorite things, I was just not at all interested in this world, sadly, and I found myself quickly working through the historical bits to get back to the action. There were also some wonky bits that may border on offensive, though I'm not in a position to really say so. When dealing with alternative history, it's too easy to give focus to the wrong people and cultures, and despite being set in a purportedly diverse New Orleans, I didn't get the feeling of universal inclusion or diversity. It's a backdrop, nothing more.

The ending was also quite abrupt; I didn't know this series was actually a trilogy, so that was a bit of a surprise, and it's more of an unfortunate cliffhanger than an enticement to read more. I mean, I think I will pick up the third book because I really am very curious about Grave (easily the most fascinating character, though it's hardly a contest), but I'll probably won't be any more excited than I was to read this one. ...more

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Jan 26, 2015 LB rated it it was ok

Shelves: young-adult, paranormal, steampunk, alternate-world

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I had high hopes for this book, thinking that Cremer could dive more into the steampunk world she created in The Inventor's Secret and worry less about the romantic squabbles that we had to deal with in the first novel. Instead, The Conjurer's Riddle (I'm still not entirely sure I even get the title of the novel) seems to focus on all the aspects that I didn't particularly enjoy from the first novel and almost completely ignor ...more

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Mar 12, 2016 Christine rated it really liked it

Shelves: ya-na, sf-fantasy

I continue to love this alternate US history with a steampunk spin and found this to be a worthy successor to The Inventor's Secret. I could have used infinitely more Jack and Coe, and less Pip (I find her tedious) but the world Ms. Cremer has built is so vivid and enchanting that I can't say I seriously disliked anything. It does suffer a bit from what I call "second book syndrome" where not as much happens of interest as in the first installment and it feels largely like set up for the third b ...more

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Jan 14, 2016 Erin rated it liked it

I admit, I was a little bit disappointed with this book. But with that said, it was a decent read from start to finish. However I must also note that I found that the first book of this series was far more engaging and it still remains to be my favourite thus far.

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Feb 09, 2015 Lulai rated it liked it · review of another edition

More like 3.5 stars.
I have a great time with this book, everything is fluid and there is no boring part. Charlotte is still a very kind a human main character and I like her.
But, the plot is missing some continuity. I still don't know if this serie is about the rebellion or Grave. Even, if I like what I read I cannot forget the lack of a strong plot. ...more

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Feb 03, 2016 Emilie Tanengam rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

OH MAIS OÙ EST LA SUITE ?????

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Apr 30, 2018 andromeda rated it liked it

Shelves: mystery, fiction, sci-fi, dystopian, fantasy

"This is the patent age of new inventions
For killing bodies and for saving souls.
All propagated with the best intentions.
-Canto I of Don Juan, Lord Byron"

Once again, clunky writing and poor storytelling. I won't lie, though, I am interested in these characters and the story, but I just keep yearning for a writing style that isn't there. Some parts of the story are delightfully visual, while still others are excessive in their descriptions. Names are repeated too often, when "he" or "she" would "This is the patent age of new inventions
For killing bodies and for saving souls.
All propagated with the best intentions.
-Canto I of Don Juan, Lord Byron"

Once again, clunky writing and poor storytelling. I won't lie, though, I am interested in these characters and the story, but I just keep yearning for a writing style that isn't there. Some parts of the story are delightfully visual, while still others are excessive in their descriptions. Names are repeated too often, when "he" or "she" would just do. The story is intriguing, but I can't help but wonder if the wrong author is writing it?

I had expressed hopes that in this second book Charlotte would grow and mature, becoming a strong female heroine. Yet she is again bogged down by the incessant Jack and Coe, who only make her seem weak and needy. Cremer could have made them compliments of her, instead every time I gain an inkling of respect for Charlotte it's washed away by the constant "Do I love this one? Or this one? Oh, woah is me I can't choose my love between these two perfectly handsome guys who are strong and rugged too, and, by the way, BOTH are chasing after me!" *gag*

I love a good romance as much as the next girl, but when I didn't pick this book up with the express intention of getting a romance-full book, it better not get in the way of the story. It should move it along instead. Sometimes I wish Linnet and Charlotte would just get together (even though Linnet's French pirate isn't too bad ;p).

Either way I want to finish this series, because that was a pretty rad cliffhanger, my dudes. Onwards and upwards, amiright?

"Such disregard for human life left Charlotte speechless. Was Grave the sole reason for that vicious act? Did the Empire believe that having lost the living design for the perfect weapon, his destruction was their only course? Would the Resistance reach the same conclusion when they discover they no longer had Grave in their grasp? Were such drastic, final solutions the logic of war? Could anything good emerge from a society shaped by violence?" THE ANSWERS TO THESE QUESTIONS AND MORE NEXT TIME ON THE INVENTOR'S SECRET! (Sorry I couldn't resist)
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Oct 01, 2017 michelle. rated it it was ok

Shelves: okayish-books

Title: The Conjurer's Riddle
Author: Andrea Cremer
Genre: Sci-Fi, Young Adult, Fantasy, Historical Fiction.
Age: 12 - 13
Rating: 5.5/10
Notes: 2nd Book in a Trilogy.

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Unfortunately, like most second books in a trilogy, the beginning was very slow, and overall not as good as the first book or the last. In fact, I could even go to say that the first 40% of the book sucked. It honestly did. The first 100 or so pages were a total bore fest.

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Mar 31, 2018 B.B. Morgan rated it it was amazing

I read The Inventor's Secret, and I HAD to know what happened next.

This second installment picks up right where the last left off, and didn't let up on the action. With Ash and Jack in New Orleans, Charlotte takes up the leadership roll to bring her friends safety to the haven of the Resistance. But, as she meets the Resistance she has so blindly followed her entire life, she begins to question its roll.

And Charlotte's friend, Grave, is proving to be more mysterious by the day.

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Jul 22, 2018 Penny Griffin rated it liked it

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May 16, 2018 Karl Schaeffer rated it liked it

Another dollar store find. #2 in the series. A steam punk YA romance. This one grew on me. Without the hindsight of reading the 1st book, the beginnning of "The Conjurer's Riddle" was a bit dense. The author takes her time fillng in uninitiated readers. The steam punk, early in the book, is scant. Indeed, the steam punk attributes are subtlely mixed in. Not until our intrepid crew gets to new Orleans doe we start seeing the steampunk elements of this time & place. The alternate history aspect is ...more

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Sep 18, 2019 BookDragon rated it it was ok

The second book in the Inventor's Secret trilogy.

Before Charlotte can get back home the Catacomb is destroyed. With no home and children in her charge Charlotte makes the decision to find the resistance. With help from Dread the strange boy she takes the children to safety before heading to New Orleans.

Once there Charlotte is yet again plunged into a world of deception, lies, half truths. A city where everyone must wear a mask Charlotte is in danger when she is poisoned. For Charlotte protectin ...more

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Sep 04, 2019 Brian rated it it was ok

meh. The pull into the steampunk was more this time, but not much. Description of New Orleans and Daedalus, and the market.. but it was barely touched upon. Most of this book is just Charlotte moving. To the randevu, to the Mississippi, to New Orleans, around the city, to the swamp, back to the city, into the Gulf.. and end. Not a whole lot of character development.
Again the character knows very little about her new leadership role in the group and what that entails for the larger Resistance. Sh ...more

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Mar 14, 2020 Megan rated it really liked it

Shelves: own-real-books, 2020-reading-challenge, books-to-look-for

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Jul 11, 2019 ~☆starlight rated it really liked it

Shelves: paranormal-romance, really-awesome

Really enjoyed this installment even more than the first one actually. It continues where the first book left off and concentrates on charlotte and co's journey which i really liked and although the love triangle was there it was definitely not central to the story which was a relief actually the boys take a step back in this book which improved it because we got to read more about the other characters and the journey and a bit more about Grave and how he came to be which for me personally was w ...more

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Oct 13, 2020 Leanne rated it liked it

Shelves: historical-fiction, ya, fantasy-steampunk

Good things:

GRAVE!
Linnet!
Charlotte's stupid love triangle relegated to the background for the most part.

Bad things:
The love triangle existing in the first place. Jack sucks. Coe sucks. End of story.
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What the actual fuck was the ending. I get it's a 2nd book but it was just SUCH a cliffhanger, read like a chapter ending, not a book ending.

The third book better start with the sentence "Jack was dead." becaus ...more

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May 22, 2019 Sherry Mackay rated it really liked it

Usually second books are not as good as the first one but in this case I found this one much better than the first. Way less of the crappily-written almost-sex scenes, and way less of the badly written scenes between her and the two brothers who supposedly are fighting over her. It seems that these scenes are put in to fulfil some kind of formula where the writer is told there needs to be the obligatory romance scenes. Uurrkk

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May 14, 2018 Kay rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: overdrive-audio

Ending on a cliffhanger, this second part of the trilogy takes a much darker tone (as the genre requires) and does so very well. Who should Charlotte trust? Politically and personally, all her beliefs are being tested, yet she is thoughtful and determined to use her own internal moral compass as her guide.

She is a young yet inspiring heroine, and I immediately downloaded the sequel.

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Andrea Cremer also known as Andrea Robertson, is the author of the internationally bestselling Nightshade series. She spent her childhood daydreaming and roaming the forests and lakeshores of Northern Wisconsin.

Andrea has always loved writing and has never stopped writing, but she only recently plunged into the deep end of the pool that is professional writing. Before she wrote her first novel, A ...more