"This. Was. Amazing.
I started reading without really having much sense of what the story was about. . . And it totally, immersively plunged me into a world I didn't expect to be visiting, but couldn't stay away from. The settings, the characters, the magic—everything was novel, compelling, and totally worth the stay."
Publisher HarperCollins
Publication Date 2015-02-10
Section Children's Middle Grade
Format Hardcover
ISBN 9780062272713
Reminiscent of Frankenstein and tales by the Brothers Grimm, this debut novel stands out as a compelling, original story that has the feel of a classic.
The city of Bryre suffers under the magic of an evil wizard. Because of his curse, girls sicken and disappear without a trace, and all live in fear. No one is allowed outside after dark. Night is when Kymera comes to the city, with a cloak disguising her wings, the bolts in her neck, and her spiky tail. Her mission is to rescue the girls of Bryre. Despite Kym's caution in going secretively, a boy named Ren sees and befriends her . . . but what he knows will change her world forever.