I enjoyed The Invisible Life of Addie Larue, so when I saw this in our Audible library I decided to listen to it. It’s quite short – under ten hours.
Here’s the blurb …
Sixteen-year-old Olivia Prior is missing three things: a mother, a father, and a voice. Her mother vanished all at once, and her father by degrees, and her voice was a thing she never had to start with.
She grew up at Merilance School for Girls. Now, nearing the end of her time there, Olivia receives a letter from an uncle she’s never met, her father’s older brother, summoning her to his estate, a place called Gallant. But when she arrives, she discovers that the letter she received was several years old. Her uncle is dead. The estate is empty, save for the servants. Olivia is permitted to remain, but must follow two rules: don’t go out after dusk, and always stay on the right side of a wall that runs along the estate’s western edge.
Beyond it is another realm, ancient and magical, which calls to Olivia through her blood…
I enjoyed this – the author clearly has a fascination with death. One thing that bothered me about the plot, was that no one told Olivia why she shouldn’t go beyond the wall. I know it is to the keep the plot moving forward, but I dislike it as a plot device.
The writing is very good, and the premise is creative and interesting. The characters are fabulous – I particularly like Edgar.
A review.
