Lawrence, Theo Mystic
City, 397 pgs. Delacort Press,
2012. $17.99 Content: Language: PG-13 (20 swears); Mature
Content: PG; Violence: PG-13.
Aria Rose
comes from a wealthy family that lives atop Manhattan’s dirty streets. Ever since the Conflaguration, a magical bomb
set off in the middle of the city by magic-wielding mystics, there has been a
drastic divide between the political powers of the city, and Aria’s father
seems to be on top. In the upcoming
elections, the Rose family has to win in order to keep the mystics from gaining
political power, and Aria’s father has come up with a manipulative way to have
Aria unite the Foster and Rose families in hopes of creating a political
powerhouse. The cost is Aria’s memories,
her future and her heart.
This is a futuristic
Romeo and Juliet type story. The plot
moves along smoothly and although at times it is predictable it’s enjoyable to
watch the story unfold. I felt like the
first 300 pages made sense and then when the climax and battle started,
characters that were underdeveloped became important players. The battle scenes were confusing and hard to
follow and the gore included bodies being decapitated and skin melting off
skeletons. It moved the book from
advisable to optional.
MS,
HS-OPTIONAL. Reviewer, C. Peterson.
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