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Sleight
by Jennifer Sommersby
Disclaimer: I bought this book before I was put on the tour for the second book. Thanks! All opinions are my own!
Book: Sleight
Author: Jennifer Sommersby
Book Series: AVRA-K Book 1
Rating: 4/5
Publication Date: April 24, 2018
Genre: YA Fantasy
Recommended Age: 16+ (death, violence, some romance)
Publisher: Sky Pony
Pages: 432
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Synopsis: Delia smiles at the shadow only she sees—
Something slams into her. The lyra whirls like a half-dollar spinning on its edge.
My mother is thrown backward.
And she falls.
Growing up in the Cinzio Traveling Players Company, Genevieve Flannery is accustomed to a life most teenagers could never imagine: daily workouts of extravagant acrobatics; an extended family of clowns; wild animals for pets; and her mother, Delia, whose mind has always been tortured by visions—but whose love Geni never questions. In a world of performers who astonish and amaze on a daily basis, Delia’s ghostly hallucinations never seemed all that strange . . . until the evening Geni and her mother are performing an aerial routine they’ve done hundreds of times, and Delia falls to her death.
That night, a dark curtain in Geni’s life opens. Everything has changed.
Still reeling from the tragedy, the Cinzio Traveling Players are also adjusting to the circus’s new owner: a generous, mysterious man whose connection to the circus—Geni suspects—has a dark and dangerous history. And suddenly Geni is stumbling into a new reality of her own, her life interrupted daily by the terrors only Delia used to be able to see.
As the visions around her grow stronger, Geni isn’t sure who she can trust. Even worse, she’s starting to question whether she can trust her own mind.
Review: I really enjoyed this book! It was cute and magical! The book was full of magical moments and the book was also well written. The main characters were well developed and I loved the mythology and culture used in this book!
The only issue I had with this book was that the book was a bit slower than what I would have liked and the twists weren’t that unpredictable in my opinion.
Verdict: Definitely recommend!
Book: Sleight
Author: Jennifer Sommersby
Book Series: AVRA-K Book 1
Rating: 4/5
Publication Date: April 24, 2018
Genre: YA Fantasy
Recommended Age: 16+ (death, violence, some romance)
Publisher: Sky Pony
Pages: 432
Amazon Link
Synopsis: Delia smiles at the shadow only she sees—
Something slams into her. The lyra whirls like a half-dollar spinning on its edge.
My mother is thrown backward.
And she falls.
Growing up in the Cinzio Traveling Players Company, Genevieve Flannery is accustomed to a life most teenagers could never imagine: daily workouts of extravagant acrobatics; an extended family of clowns; wild animals for pets; and her mother, Delia, whose mind has always been tortured by visions—but whose love Geni never questions. In a world of performers who astonish and amaze on a daily basis, Delia’s ghostly hallucinations never seemed all that strange . . . until the evening Geni and her mother are performing an aerial routine they’ve done hundreds of times, and Delia falls to her death.
That night, a dark curtain in Geni’s life opens. Everything has changed.
Still reeling from the tragedy, the Cinzio Traveling Players are also adjusting to the circus’s new owner: a generous, mysterious man whose connection to the circus—Geni suspects—has a dark and dangerous history. And suddenly Geni is stumbling into a new reality of her own, her life interrupted daily by the terrors only Delia used to be able to see.
As the visions around her grow stronger, Geni isn’t sure who she can trust. Even worse, she’s starting to question whether she can trust her own mind.
Review: I really enjoyed this book! It was cute and magical! The book was full of magical moments and the book was also well written. The main characters were well developed and I loved the mythology and culture used in this book!
The only issue I had with this book was that the book was a bit slower than what I would have liked and the twists weren’t that unpredictable in my opinion.
Verdict: Definitely recommend!