In this swoon-worthy conclusion to the New York Times instant bestselling Luminaries trilogy, Winnie continues her fight against the monstrous nightmares of Hemlock Falls and finds answers about her past.
Winnie Wednesday’s future is looking bright. Hemlock Falls is no longer hunting the werewolf, she and Erica Thursday are tentative friends, and Winnie finally knows exactly where she stands with Jay Friday.
With everything finally on track, Winnie is looking forward to the Nightmare Masquerade, a week-long celebration of all things Luminary. But as Luminaries from across the world flock to the small town, uninvited guests also arrive.
Winnie is confronted by a masked Diana and charged with an impossible task–one that threatens everything and everyone Winnie loves.
As Winnie fights to stop new enemies before time runs out, old mysteries won’t stop intruding. Her missing father is somehow entangled with her search for hidden witches, and as Winnie digs deeper into the long-standing war between the Luminaries and the Dianas, she discovers rifts within her own family she never could have imagined.
What does loyalty mean when family and enemies look the same?
The forest is more dangerous than ever as secrets are revealed in this highly-anticipated, swoon-worthy conclusion to the bestselling Luminaries trilogy.
My thoughts: I don’t agree with the above blurb writer, I don’t think this book is “swoon-worthy” whatever that means. It is however, very good.
Winnie and her friends finally start to unravel all the secrets and mysteries in Hemlock Falls, they might finally unmask the Dianas and find out what happened to Winnie’s dad.
But first they have to get through the Nightmare Masquerade, for reasons she never understand Winnie is made the sort of mascot, like a prom queen, for the event, which is her worst nightmare. She hates the attention, she can’t be off the cuff funny, and it makes sneaking around looking for clues really tricky, oh and she can’t wear her beloved Save the Whales hoodie.
Erica has to do a lot more snooping, and Jay is in trouble, Winnie needs to get away from the spotlight to solve this thing once and hopefully, for all.
There’s lots of action and racing against the clock craziness, the Dianas launch their own plan, Winnie gets put under a spell that means she can’t tell anyone what’s going on, Jay gets kidnapped (don’t you love it when the macho stereotype is the damsel in distress) and Winnie breaks out of jail.
This was a lot of fun, with lots of plot, lots of tying up loose ends, answers finally about what happened to Erica’s sister and Winnie’s dad, and the door left open for more in the Luminaries’ world…
*I was kindly gifted a copy of this book in exchange for taking part in this blog tour, but all opinions remain my own.
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