Taken in by the sisters of the Ursuline convent along with six other girls, Celine quickly becomes enamored with the vibrant city from the music to the food to the soirées and-especially-to the danger. But to seventeen-year-old Celine Rousseau, New Orleans provides her a refuge after she's forced to flee her life as a dressmaker in Paris. In 1872, New Orleans is a city ruled by the dead. New York Times bestselling author Renée Ahdieh returns with a sumptuous, sultry and romantic new series set in 19th century New Orleans where vampires hide in plain sight. Classified as YA, Fantasy, Romance, Historical Fiction.Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers on October 8, 2019 The big selling point of this book was VAMPIRES, but they were mysteriously absent for the majority of the story.Hopefully things will become more understandable in Book 2. And while I don’t necessarily want a gigantic info dump, some more clarity would have been nice. Terms such as, “The Sylvan Vale,” “The Sylvan Wyld,” “The Brotherhood,” and “The Fallen,” were used briefly, but never fully explained. The mythology of the world felt hastily glossed over.And yet, I couldn’t get myself to care that much about the romance between Celine and Sèbastien. Ahdieh’s stories are, first and foremost, romances.Even though exciting things were happening (death!! murder!! intrigue!!), the writing style made me feel detached and distanced from it all. There was too much inner dialogue, and not enough focus on the action.The author was so focused on creating a mood and crafting the perfect metaphor, that it took away from the action. Although the writing is undeniably beautiful, it was distracting at times.
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