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.
My Review:
I enjoyed this book so much! It's such a fun romp, it's historical, but not too far away from the now, and so there was some familiar technology, but still a great atmosphere, and it was a great combo to read! Plus there was the whole adventure with Vlad the Impaler's ring.
There were two main relationships in this book. Maybe three, but it was kinda intertwined with the other two. Because it's a triangle between Theodora, Huck, and Theodora's dad. And the one between Huck and Theodora's dad was the background, because we're in Theodora's head, so her relationship with Huck, and her one with her dad, were the ones that she focused on!
Throughout this book, we travel to a lot of different spots in Romania, and it was great to see these various towns and cities. There was a lot of rich history, and with all the adventure going on, there was never a dull moment!
I loved how we got a bit of fantasy with this book, it was faint, but at the end, there was just a little bit more. It added just that extra bit of oomph in the end, and made it so satisfying to read, because there was just that extra bit of conflict because of it, that was so great to read!
Loved this book, it was such a great read, and I enjoyed everything about it!
Author: Jenn Bennett
Read: January 5th, 2020
Source: NetGalley/Bought
Reason Why: Sounded good, and I love her writing! And it's a Historical Fiction 2020 Book and a SAC 2020 Book!
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Published: September 3rd 2019
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