Fight. Like. HELL. 

Wynnona Hendricks has some shocking surprises in store. Struggling to figure out her comatose mother’s secret, Wynn gets more than she bargained for, and ends up caught between the realms of Heaven, Hell, and Earth, fighting for her life. 

Family and friends are stunned by her bizarre behavior; the only one who believes in her is Caleb, an angel who chose to spare her life . But by saving her, he may have started a war between the factions, throwing the Mortal Realm into mayhem. Wynn discovers new allies, new enemies—including her own human weakness—and new powers as she fights to protect her family from being ripped apart. 

​Seven girls tied by time.
Five powers that bind.
One curse to lock the horror away.
One attic to keep the monsters at bay.

After the storm of the century rips apart New Orleans, sixteen-year-old Adele Le Moyne wants nothing more than her now silent city to return to normal. But with home resembling a war zone, a parish-wide curfew, and mysterious new faces lurking in the abandoned French Quarter, normal needs a new definition.

As the city murder rate soars, Adele finds herself tangled in a web of magic that weaves back to her own ancestors. Caught in a hurricane of myths and monsters, who can she trust when everyone has a secret and keeping them can mean life or death? Unless . . . you’re immortal.

This book is simply awesome, it came to me highly recommended by a fellow booktuber and I'm so glad I decided to buy it. For the longest time I have been obsessed with New Orleans, though I didn't know why. Any TV show or film that was set in New Orleans I devoured (The Originals, happens to be one of my all time favorite TV shows!) So, the setting of this book was wonderful. Dark and beautifully cultivated. 

This book starts with our protagonist Adele returning to New Orleans after 'The Storm' which was basically Katrina. Arden does a wonderful job in setting a Hurricane ruined New Orleans, I've even spoke with a close friend of mine who lives in a parish close to New Orleans, who was there for Katrina and the more recent floods as well and she's mentioned that the setting was pretty realistic. The book then loosely follows the Casket Girls legend (Which was also mentioned on The Originals!)

The plot is wonderful, It took me several days to read this book because I was genuinely enjoying it... and maybe because I kept making photo sets because I was a bit obsessed...  

There are creatures of the night and some magical happenings in this book, but I dare not spoil you! Well written, suspenseful, dark and sinister! I got a fair few creepy horror vibes!

Dark, suspenseful Paranormal YA that is well worth the read! 

When I discovered this book was happing a few months ago, I may have become somewhat obsessed. Now being a UK book person, grabbing and ARC proved to be difficult. Some awesome ARCs just don’t come out in the UK, so I had to resort to extreme measures. Luckily I found a blogger across the pond who was willing to do some ARC trade! Safe to say I was a VERY happy human.
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Now onto the book! This is a Romeo and Juliette retelling so I’m not going to barrage you with plot details, I’m pretty sure the plot details are public knowledge at this point. What I will say is that this book is similar yet plot points happen in a jumbled kind of way via flashbacks ect, and it works super well!

This book is brilliant, the fantasy world is rich and well created. Juliette is an all-powerful being who sees criminals and deals justice (I really don’t think I’m justifying this). There is Necromancers, mystery, and the familiarity of a timeless love story. Yet, the plot doesn’t revolve entirely around the romance.

Overall this book is compelling and it drew me right in. If you like YA fantasy or Romeo and Juliette you will like this book! I was drawn right in and adored it. 

Romeo and Juliette in a magical setting with necromancers? Count me in!