Booklist: The second book in the Others series continues to tell of the struggles of humans and the “terra indigene,” commonly referred to as Others. Building on the story told in the initial book, Written in Red (2013), Meg Corbyn is finding that life as a blood prophet, away from the man who had owned her, is anything but simple. In this fascinating tale, the Others, including vampires and shape-shifters, are the dominant species of the continent, and humans are the interlopers, barely tolerated. Continue reading »
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Shelf Awareness: Joelle Charbonneau melds coming-of-age themes with the suspense of a detective story in this second installment of a planned trilogy, with an intellectual narrative more complex than most dystopian literature.
Romantic Times: After her father’s death, Catherine Meriweather is still adjusting to her cousin Edmund becoming the master of Meriweather Hall. Helping her with this is Jonathan Bradby, Edmund’s friend. Jonathan is a hero, or so they say. He knows his heroic act was just an accident. Instead of continuing to try and convince his friends of that, he decides he will just become a real hero by accomplishing a heroic act. 
