The only clue she finds are two envelopes in her jacket pocket (numbered “1” and “2”), and when she opens “1” she finds a letter addressed to her…from her.ĭear You, The body you are wearing used to be mine. Myfanwy Thomas – pronounced “Miff-uh-nee” like Tiffany – awakens in the rain, with no memory of who she is or why she is surrounded by a bunch of dead people all of whom are wearing latex gloves. Plus, it’s been a while since I’ve tried a new Urban Fantasy novel as I’ve been a little burned out on the genre, and the crossover elements of The Rook, blending elements of SF, mystery, and thriller, appealed to me. Why did I read this book: I was hooked from the first line of the blurb (and the novel). How did I get this book: ARC from the Publisher In her quest to uncover which member of the Chequy betrayed her and why, Myfanwy encounters a person with four bodies, an aristocratic woman who can enter her dreams, a secret training facility where children are transformed into deadly fighters, and a conspiracy more vast than she ever could have imagined.įilled with characters both fascinating and fantastical, THE ROOK is a richly inventive, suspenseful, and often wry thriller that marks an ambitious debut from a promising young writer. She also discovers that she possesses a rare, potentially deadly supernatural ability of her own. She soon learns that she is a Rook, a high-ranking member of a secret organization called the Chequy that battles the many supernatural forces at work in Britain. With no recollection of who she is, Myfanwy must follow the instructions her former self left behind to discover her identity and track down the agents who want to destroy her. “The body you are wearing used to be mine.” So begins the letter Myfanwy Thomas is holding when she awakes in a London park surrounded by bodies all wearing latex gloves.
Genre: Speculative Fiction, Urban Fantasy, Thriller
0 kommentar(er)
