Author: Susan Dennard
Series: The Luminaries #2
Genre: Urban Fantasy/YA
Publisher: Tor Teen
Publication Date: November 7, 2023
Edition: 272 pages, Kindle Edition
Source: Library
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Synopsis:
Winnie Wednesday has gotten everything she thought she wanted. She passed the deadly hunter trials, her family has been welcomed back into the Luminaries, and overnight, she has become a local celebrity.
Unfortunately, it all feels wrong. For one, nobody will believe her about the new nightmare called the Whisperer that's killing hunters each night. Everyone blames the werewolf, even though Winnie is certain the wolf is innocent.
On top of that, following her dad's convoluted clues about the Dianas, their magic, and what happened in Hemlock Falls four years ago is leaving her with more questions than answers.
Then to complicate it all, there is still only one person who can help her: Jay Friday, the boy with plenty of problems all his own.
As bodies and secrets pile up around town, Winnie finds herself questioning what it means to be a true Wednesday and a true Luminary—and also where her fierce-hearted loyalties might ultimately have to lie.
Unfortunately, it all feels wrong. For one, nobody will believe her about the new nightmare called the Whisperer that's killing hunters each night. Everyone blames the werewolf, even though Winnie is certain the wolf is innocent.
On top of that, following her dad's convoluted clues about the Dianas, their magic, and what happened in Hemlock Falls four years ago is leaving her with more questions than answers.
Then to complicate it all, there is still only one person who can help her: Jay Friday, the boy with plenty of problems all his own.
As bodies and secrets pile up around town, Winnie finds herself questioning what it means to be a true Wednesday and a true Luminary—and also where her fierce-hearted loyalties might ultimately have to lie.
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I really liked this book. It's shorter than it feels. Meaning, that
while the book is short, that lower page count doesn't waste pages.
Winnie
gets what she's wanted for the past four years, she and her family are
back in the good graces of the other Luminaries. But it's not what she
expected it to be like. She has some doubts about whether it's what she
really wants. She has more questions than answers when it comes to the
mysterious riddle her father left her. And nobody believes her about the
Whisperer that attacks indiscriminately, but no one besides Winnie has
seen it.
It's been nearly a full year since I
read the first book, and Dennard does a great job when it comes to
recapping what happened in the previous book without it feeling like
tedious exposition.
I re-read my review of the
first book before starting this one, to see if anything I assumed
matched up with what I think now based on some reveals. And while one
was answered, who the werewolf is, the other I can't remember who I
thought the Diana (witch) was in the first book, but I don't think it's
who I was suspecting.
There are a lot of
questions that need answering, and this is a trilogy, so that means the
third book when it comes out is going to be action-packed.
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