I don’t want to discuss it because it is a bit of a spoiler.īut this is also a story about a young woman who’s a bit morally grey and making some decisions for herself that kind of put the rest of the kingdom in danger. Instead, it all felt like a manipulation drawn in from one man and when you read the book, you’ll see right from the bat how that manipulation works. No, Isda doesn’t steal Emeric and force him to sing for her or any of the more morally grey features of Phantom from the actual novel. I think that’s where the comparisons end. It really started off like a gender-swapped Phantom and that really set me forward for the rest of the book. I was in love with the depictions of this old French city filled with beautiful costumes, masks, and a group of people who hold some very special powers. This is a Phantom of the Opera retelling with a gender reversal, and a magical world that will sweep you off your feet.
For even as she struggles with her growing feelings for Emeric, she learns that in order to take charge of her own destiny, she must become the monster the world tried to drown in the first place. But the price of freedom is steeper than Isda could ever know.
Haunted by this possibility, Isda spends more and more time with Emeric, searching for answers in his music and his past. His voice is unlike any she’s ever heard, but the real shock comes when she finds in his memories hints of a way to finally break free of her gilded prison. For if anyone discovers she survived, Isda and Cyril would pay with their lives.īut Isda breaks Cyril’s cardinal rule when she meets Emeric Rodin, a charming boy who throws her quiet, solitary life out of balance. All he asks in return is that she use her power to keep ticket sales high-and that she stay out of sight.
Since that day, he has given her sanctuary from the murderous world outside. At least not beyond the opulent walls of the opera house.Ĭast into a well at birth for being one of the magical few who can manipulate memories when people sing, she was saved by Cyril, the opera house’s owner.
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