Dark Secrets Omnibus: Legacy of Lies &Don't TellElizabeth Chandler
Pub: Simon & Schuster UK
Cover illus: Jupiter Images
I have never read Elizabeth Chandler before and this omnibus will be heading off to the youth reviewers for Young & Un:Bound, but the cover image was pretty and I am too ill to focus on intense adult fantasy so a paranormal mystery aimed at teens & young adults was about right.
I only read the first book Legacy of Lies so that's what this review is covering.
Megan's grandmother summons her to visit, her sort of cousin seems to hate her, the house appears to be haunted and there is a mystery which she may be more central to than she realises.
This was a quick read, a reasonably well thought out plot which I was not as well able to predict as i'd thought I would be. The characters are mostly quite engaging and the building friendships and romances do not feel forced or weird. There is one plot point that was a little too much for my preference, but as younger reader it wouldn't have bothered me.
Not quite enough here for adult readers but younger teens will love it and young adult readers will find it quick, light and enjoyable.
2 comments:
Well I'm happy with both YA and adult so I might give this a whizz laters :P (btw got my night world compendium versions in the post today!!!)
I quite like YA but this one was a little lightweight for me. Will try to remember to pass it to your dad.
Yay!!
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