Bought as a gift for my wife to which she has thoroughly enjoyed it she really enjoyed egor
I had an issue with the cover so emailed Celine and got a personal message back right away offering to send a brand new cover. Impressive customer service!
This book is perfect for any "Phantom phan." I love how everyone's thought process was described. And of course the artwork is gorgeous! I genuinely felt for these characters. It's clear this was written with love and passion.
I have not read the book yet, I want to go back and reread Phantom of the opera and then read music and mirrors. The book is beautiful. The presentation is beautiful. Packaging was excellent. Worth every penny I spent!
Beautiful! The artwork is stunning, and the quality is amazing!!!
The book looks so nice on my bookself. I just wish the post office was a little more careful with the orders so the book dont get bent or dented. Other than that the book is beautiful. It will be my next read once i finish my other book.
Loving this edition and the story already!
Probably the most beautiful book in my collection, I wish more adult fantasy books had illustrated pages.
I love the art work and how pretty it is. Can not wait to read it.
Great storyline! Love the characters!
I love this series of books. This time round both Apiya and Sarrochs pasts are brought into light. One needs fixing and the other one is a legacy of how they came into being. One trapped and then freed whilst the other becomes trapped and needs to get free.
This is all about strengthening the relationship moving on with Apiya and Sarroch.
Oh, Apiya’s childhood friend in England enters the storyline. Where might that take us as there is some mystery about her.
The Book Dragon-Cutie Frostwing Throw Pillow is absolutely adorable. The pillow is very well made and I love the size
Rory and Longinus were supposed to be spies for Lady Martha, but things have been pretty boring Damsport. Luckily, Lady Martha has received a letter from Azyr stating there is a rebellion and they need Damsport’s help. Rory, Longinus, Adelma, Cruikshank and Rafe head over to help the rebels and save a machinist from Damsport who’s been imprisoned. But once there are there, something feels off and they realize someone has betrayed them. Now they have to save themselves before they can rescue anyone else.
We have seen a lot from the perspectives of Rory and Longinus in the previous books, but this one we get the story from Cruikshank and Adelma as well. It’s 3rd person but it does a great job of introducing readers to those characters. Cruikshank really is like a mother hen to the team, in her own way. She definitely likes to keep order! Adelma is a fun character to read about as well. She comes off as a loose cannon but we learn there is more to her than that in this story.
This book takes place in a new city and once again the world building was great. There were new sights and ways of life that were really brought to life in this book. The beginning was definitely world building but once the action picks up, it doesn’t stop. There is also a theme of emotional growth in this book. Rory has been holding onto some past trauma and it has been affecting her most of her life. As she goes through this situation I. are, she learns that it’s not always best to hold onto the past and I loved that for her character.
This was a really cute, quirky, and cozy fairy‑tale story. We meet the main character, Adrianna, a princess who doesn’t actually want to be one because that would mean following the expected storyline. She lives in a quirky castle that she loves dearly. Her evil stepmother is actually sweet, just a little scatterbrained, and her “evil” stepsister is genuinely lovely and kind. Adrianna sets off on an adventure to find a dragon and help save her family. Along the way, she’s joined by a few more mischievous characters, and together they try to change their fates. I listened to the audiobook, which the author generously uploaded, and it was such a fun listen. I really enjoyed the narration. I really enjoyed it. In the end, you learn that we don’t have to be perfect or fit into a prescribed role, we’re all different, and that’s more than okay.
Rory and Longinus are relegated to working under Cruikshank's thumb in the workshop. Having nothing to do as of late, they are bored out of their minds. When they sneak out and Longinus finds out there is o black silk in Damsport (gasp) he decides he must solve this case. The next day, the Marchioness assigns Rory to investigate a body, who turns out to be her friend from the Rookery. After some investigating, it starts to look like their cases may be related and there is more going on than they could have imagined. Now Rory and Longinus must keep a visiting dignitary safe while trying to stay one step ahead of the most likely suspect, Myran.
Longinus was definitely more of a MC in this book for me. Rory was definitely still up front and center, but it was Longinus who really connected with the reader in this book. He starts to have old feelings of abandonment from his childhood resurface and he has a difficult time splitting up from Rory in this book. He shows more than just his haughty attitude, and it really made him more relatable. Rory does the bulk of the more difficult investigating, and we get see some of her insecurities as well. She realizes a certain character may be interested in her, but she doesn't know how to handle it. I'm hoping that her reaction at the end of the book isn't the way she leaves things.
This was another fun book to try to solve along with Rory and Longinus. There are so many clues but you never know who to trust with everything going on. While some of it was slightly more obvious there are definitely subtle clues hidden in that when you find out the entire conspiracy you kind of slap your forehead. There was more of the mystery that I loved from the first book as well. We are taken to different areas of the city than the previous book and really get a feel for the "seedy underworld" in that section as well. I enjoyed this book and can't wait to venture outside of Damsport for the next book.
I loved receiving this!! It is such a beautiful book and I recommend all Phantom of the Opera fans should get one.
Rory is a young woman raised on the streets of Damsport. She makes a living being a pickpocket with her partner Jake, trying to earn enough to be taken on as an apprentice of a well known sword master. Once she has finally earned enough to pay her passage, her plans are derailed by Jake. When she stumbles upon a man getting sick over stabbing, she finds the perfect opportunity to get her apprenticeship, even if she has to blackmail the man, Longinus, to make it happen. When Longinus' alter ego, the assassin The Viper, is threatened and it appears they are after Rory as well, they must work together to solve the case.
I met these characters in the Razor's Edge Chronicles and knew I had to read more about them. Rory is 18, but has the appearance of a 14 year old and uses that to her advantage in her schemes. She is tough as nails, having no other choice growing up on the street. She’s snarky, honest and gritty. Longinus is her opposite. He’s a worldly gentleman who can’t stand anything remotely “beneath” him. He is fussy, snobby and arrogant. I’m not sure if he has a humorous bone in his body (yet). He reminds me a bit of the Gentleman Pirate in Our Flag Means Death, so consumed with his own wants everyone else be damned. It was fun to watch them slowly come to rely on each other.
This is a gaslamp/steampunk fantasy book and the author does a great job creating a new world. This book focuses on Damsport and running from the slums to the more affluent areas. I love the steampunk coach, lamps and the invention featured at the end of this book. There is a definite build up of the mystery as well, I was trying to decide if a certain character was behind the attacks on Rory most of the book. I also enjoyed that even though they do help save the day, they do not get off scot-free and can’t wait to see how the punishment turns out (and it is very fitting).
I really enjoyed this satirical take on the fairy tales we all grew up with! It was heartwarming and great fun.
This journal is the cutest! My granddaughter is going to love it, I got it for her birthday which is next week.
This is the prequel for the Razor's Edge Chronicles and it introduced us to Apiya, the MC. Apiya was adopted as a baby from Panong, but grew up in London. Wanting to figure out her heritage and be around a larger magical community, she has moved back to Panong. But it is not the welcome she had hoped for and finds things are a little more difficult than she thought.
This is a fun intro to this series (even though I read it after I finished). You get a sense of how independent Apiya is and how different her magic is from all the other Touched. She doesn't have much there, but she is happy for what she does have and has hope her magic will help her with her new home. We also get the story of how she meets Chai and Mr. Sangong as well as how Hunter and Fergie came to live with her.
As with the books for the rest of the series, there is a lot packed into the short story. We get lots of background information and even some new mythical creatures and a small battle with them as well. This is a quick read, probably an hour or 2 but it was a great addition to this series. It can be read at any time and definitely won't spoil anything.
My bestie is a big fan of “phantom of the opera” so I sent it to her as a girls pick me up package!” Waiting for her to blow up my phone-saying the package was delivered! I think she’ll love it-Thanks!❤️
Stunning/beautiful/great art
Ive given 4 stars just because i havent yet read it but the book itself is stunning and everything else i got with the package is just amazing! I was in awe when i opened my package.