"“Sing, and the darkness will find you.”
This warning has haunted fifteen-year-old Lucy ever since she was eight and shipwrecked on a lonely island. Lucy’s guardian, Norrie, has lots of rules, but the most important is that Lucy must never sing. Not ever. Now it is 1667, Lucy is fifteen, and on All Hallows’ Eve, Lucy hears a tantalizing melody on the wind. She can’t help but sing—and she is swept into darkness.
When she awakes in England, Lucy hears powerful men discussing Chantresses—women who can sing magic into the world. They are hunting her, but she escapes and finds sanctuary with the Invisible College, an organization plotting to overthrow the nefarious Lord Protector. The only person powerful enough to bring about his downfall is a Chantress. And Lucy is the last one in England.
Lucy struggles to master the song-spells and harness her power, but the Lord Protector is moving quickly. And her feelings for Nat, an Invisible College apprentice and scientist who deeply distrusts her magic, only add to her confusion…
Time is running out, and the fate of England hangs in the balance in this entrancing novel that is
atmospheric and lyrical, dangerous and romantic."
I really enjoyed this book and especially loved the way the setting was described. It was very interesting how The Lord Protector (pause for the pretentious title to sink in) uses freaky ravens to hunt down law breakers and Chantresses. The evilness of the birds pales I comparison to the disgustingly terrifying Chantress hunter who wears the power stones of Chantresses he has killed.
Overall the way the characters react to the setting and dangers of an England I hope to never see makes for a very compelling plot. I recommend this book to anyone looking for an attention-grabbing-fantasy-adventure book.
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