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    The Order of the Eternal Sun: A Novel of the Sylvani

    By Jessica Leake

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    A tale of magic, art, romance, and danger in this “lively and enchanting” series set in Edwardian England (Sarah Painter, author of The Language of Spells).
     
    Lucy Sinclair’s debut will be a parade of everything opulent London society has to offer. Most importantly, it will be nothing like her older sister’s dangerous experience—especially if her overprotective brother-in-law, Lord Thornewood, has his way. Thornewood insists that his brother, James, train Lucy in self-defense. Which would be no trouble if her treacherous mind didn’t continue to replay the kiss they once shared.
     
    But awkward defense lessons are the least of her problems. Her arcana, a magical talent that allows her to mentally enter any scene that she draws, grows stronger by the day. Again and again Lucy is compelled to draw a portal to her mother’s otherworldly realm of Sylvania—and with each stroke of her pen, she risks attracting the attention of the Order of the Eternal Sun, the sinister brotherhood that steals the power of Sylvani blood for their own dark ends.
     
    When a bold new suitor arrives from India, Lucy is intrigued—though her family questions his mysterious past. As Lucy’s own suspicions grow, and the threat of the Order looms larger, she will have to learn to harness her unpredictable power or risk falling under the Order’s shadow forever.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOpen Road Integrated Media
    Release dateAug 23, 2016
    ISBN9781940456430
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    The Order of the Eternal Sun: A Novel of the Sylvani
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    Jessica Leake

    Jessica Leake is the author of the adult novels Arcana and The Order of the Eternal Sun, both with Skyhorse. She worked for years as a psychotherapist, but even though she loved her clients, she couldn’t stop writing. She lives in South Carolina with her husband, four young children, lots of chickens, and two dogs who keep everyone in line. Beyond a Darkened Shore is her YA debut and is followed by Through the White Wood. Visit her at www.jessicaleake.com.

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    • 5/5
      To her dismay, James Thornewood appeared at the end of Lucy's fencing lesson .  She hadn't seen the gallant brother of her brother-in-law in three years...Of course he would attend her coming out debut. She tried to hide the embarrassment  over the memory of the stolen kiss and his abrupt departure after he had revealed error undying love for him. Now she must endure the awkwardness of not only seeing him again  but to live in the same house until after the Ball. Must they feel so awkward?  Could they just be friend's again?Lately, her arcana had developed to the point of taking over her drawings, she was determined to remain in control. While concentrating on her debut, she begins to sketch the throne room in detail and all the many people in attendance. Suddenly, she was drawn into a new scene beyond her control.  She was drawn out of her body into Buckingham Palace and  man of Eastern influence catches her eye. As he approaches, a small voice calls to her. It is her young two year old niece Issie. Her spirit, gratefully, returns to her body and bedroom. She cannot low her arcana to control her as it did her sister years before. Her sister nearly died. However, the lack of control had never happened to her before...even more shocking, Izzie was able to see the too!At her ball, on the outside terrace, the man from inside error drawing was there! How could this be?From that point on the intrigue, mystery, action, and romance propels forward. Her maternal grandmother living in a other realm becomes an important "player" in this saga. Lucy is faced with difficult choices...ones which could alienate her from the very ones she loves. She discovers dangers which may ultimately end her mortal life.This book can be read as a "stand alone" but I feel I would have a greater appreciation for It if I had read the first one. Still, it was captivating and the characters the characters all "came to life " and the scenes were easily visualized. The book title and cover erected chosen well except Lucy has very blond hair. The girl on the cover is depicted with brown,  almost Auburn, hair .*This book was gifted me, but that does not influence my honest review.I deem this novel worthy of a Four and a Half Stars rating
    • 4/5
      ** spoiler alert ** A really good sequel to Arcana. I think I actually liked this one a little better. The Sylvani have already been explained, and the reader gets to spend time there, which is awesome because it’s a wonderfully drawn world (no pun intended, as Lucy, the protagonist, is an excellent artist who embues her work, at first unknowingly, with arcana. I think one of the reasons I liked this book was because of the _could have beens_ that weren’t. It would have been really easy to set it up as a full-on love triangle, and it wasn’t, because the third wasn’t invested enough. It could have been a horrible villain love interest who needs redeeming—now, this could be a toss up, but Alexander, I believe, _never_ meant Lucy any harm. His background was more of an accomplice than an actual villain (still, an accomplice to pretty awful things), but he was well and truly misled from the very beginning, which makes his redemption, upon realizing this and turning toward genuine atonement, almost unnecessary. Also regarding Alexander—his fighting ability may have been supplemented by his arcana, but he came about it the way really good fighters do: practice, practice, and more practice. I thought it was nice that he had knowledge of herbs, because some traditions and cultures are very conscious of how everything is connected, and knowing about different things like that is normal. One of the closest characters I can think of like that off the top of my head is Aragorn from LOTR. And I also really liked what Lucy’s grandmother does with Rose. That could have been turned into a somewhat unbelievable recovery but it wasn’t. Another thing I enjoyed was that the villain’s plot wasn’t overwhelmingly complicated. I don’t mean that as an insult. I think some authors get so caught up in making things incredibly intricate they lose sight of the trees for the forest. Sometimes reading things with fewer characters who you can get really attached to, with a plot that doesn’t become nonsensical trying to be clever, is truly a relief. Given that, I thought the encounter between Lord Titus and Tyrell was pretty brilliant. Talk about getting ones wires crossed in terms of intentions. Snort. It’s nice to have time to enjoy extraordinary ballrooms. And I think the fact that I noticed those things shows how much they are used in other fiction, and that the lack of them really makes the story better. I will definitely be keeping an eye out for other books by this author.