Publisher: Simon Pulse
Published: September 3, 2019
Genre: YA Historical
Source: Finished copy
Rating: 5 stars
Blurb:
The Last Magician meets A Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue in this thrilling tale filled with magic and set in the mysterious Carpathian Mountains where a girl must hunt down Vlad the Impaler’s cursed ring in order to save her father.
Some legends never die…
Traveling with her treasure-hunting father has always been a dream for Theodora. She’s read every book in his library, has an impressive knowledge of the world’s most sought-after relics, and has all the ambition in the world. What she doesn’t have is her father’s permission. That honor goes to her father’s nineteen-year-old protégé—and once-upon-a-time love of Theodora’s life—Huck Gallagher, while Theodora is left to sit alone in her hotel in Istanbul.
Until Huck arrives from an expedition without her father and enlists Theodora’s help in rescuing him. Armed with her father’s travel journal, the reluctant duo learns that her father had been digging up information on a legendary and magical ring that once belonged to Vlad the Impaler—more widely known as Dracula—and that it just might be the key to finding him.
Journeying into Romania, Theodora and Huck embark on a captivating adventure through Gothic villages and dark castles in the misty Carpathian Mountains to recover the notorious ring. But they aren’t the only ones who are searching for it. A secretive and dangerous occult society with a powerful link to Vlad the Impaler himself is hunting for it, too. And they will go to any lengths—including murder—to possess it.
Review:
There’s nothing out there like a Jenn Bennett book. She writes stories that not only have the cutest plot lines, but also ones that make you fall in love. And I fell in love with this story like you wouldn't believe. Theodora is such a great character that I instantly rooted for. Huck...yes. He's very dreamy and the banter between him and Theodora was what kept me turning the pages.
Huck and Theo have what one would like to call, history. Huck broke our girl's heart when he left her without a goodbye and never looked back. That is, until now-when he shows up at her hotel in Istanbul. Before she knows it, they're on the run and in search of a magical ring from Vlad the impaler.
We are then taken on a magical adventure filled with action, romance, and a roller-coaster of a ride that you don't want to get out of. I fell in love from the very first page and didn't stop until I finished the story. It was so romantic and I loved being able to leave the real world and go into this fantasy land that was entirely too much fun. Oh how I wish this wasn't a standalone!
*Thank you to the publisher for providing a free copy in exchange for an honest and unbiased review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
About the author:
Jenn Bennett is an award-winning author of young adult books, including: ALEX, APPROXIMATELY; STARRY EYES; SERIOUS MOONLIGHT; and THE LADY ROGUE. She also writes romance and fantasy for adults. Her books have earned multiple starred reviews, won Romance Writers of America’s RITA® Award, and been included on Publishers Weekly Best Books annual list. She lives near Atlanta with one husband and two dogs. Visit her at www.jennbennett.net.
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