APRIL 2020 - AudioFile
Narrators Fiona Hardingham, Alex Wyndham, and Billie Fulford-Brown deliver masterful performances of doomed romance and sacrifice. Listeners are in for a treat as Hardingham hauntingly depicts Ailesse’s rite of passage, which involves killing the boy she loves to become the matriarch of the Bone Criers. Multiple narrators enliven each character and ease the transitions from chapter to chapter. The story can be dark, but the narrators’ hypnotic voices bring this chilling YA fantasy to life. Wyndham’s delivery of the author’s world-building makes the story’s magical practices and customs fully believable. J.O. © AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine
From the Publisher
"Purdie’s Bone Crier mythology is rich, with classic mythological roots and a French-inspired setting . . . [with a] genuinely unexpected plot twist and imaginative fantasy world." — Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
"A sparkling new fantasy . . . " — Kirkus Reviews
“Brimming with rich mythology, deadly romance, and fantastically flawed characters—absolutely spellbinding!” — Stephanie Garber, New York Times bestselling author of Caraval
“Beautiful, entrancing, deadly.” — Evelyn Skye, New York Times bestselling author
“A magical story of compassion, forgiveness, and self-acceptance. This book might break your heart, but it will also warm your soul.” — Jodi Meadows, New York Times bestselling co-author of My Plain Jane
“Richly imagined, compelling, and darkly romantic, this book will leave you begging for more!” — Sara B. Larson, author of the Defy trilogy
Praise for the Burning Glass trilogy: “Sonya’s first-person narration is filled with descriptions of the emotions of those around her. With this second installment, the Burning Glass trilogy hits its stride.” — Kirkus Reviews
“Filled with mystery and intrigue, betrayal and passion, Purdie’s political debut will sweep readers away to a world that is not that different from their own.” — School Library Journal
“Purdie expertly weaves a complex storyline with well-developed characters in a vividly described world to entrance readers with her words.” — Deseret News
“Dark, intricate and utterly immersive, Burning Glass will take you on a journey you’ll never forget. Heart-pounding action meets deadly intrigue and aching romance, drawing you deep inside a story full of complex questions.” — Amie Kaufman, New York Times bestselling author
Sara B. Larson
Richly imagined, compelling, and darkly romantic, this book will leave you begging for more!
Amie Kaufman
Dark, intricate and utterly immersive, Burning Glass will take you on a journey you’ll never forget. Heart-pounding action meets deadly intrigue and aching romance, drawing you deep inside a story full of complex questions.
Evelyn Skye
Beautiful, entrancing, deadly.
Deseret News
Purdie expertly weaves a complex storyline with well-developed characters in a vividly described world to entrance readers with her words.
Stephanie Garber
Brimming with rich mythology, deadly romance, and fantastically flawed characters—absolutely spellbinding!
Jodi Meadows
A magical story of compassion, forgiveness, and self-acceptance. This book might break your heart, but it will also warm your soul.
Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
"Purdie’s Bone Crier mythology is rich, with classic mythological roots and a French-inspired setting . . . [with a] genuinely unexpected plot twist and imaginative fantasy world."
Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
"Purdie’s Bone Crier mythology is rich, with classic mythological roots and a French-inspired setting . . . [with a] genuinely unexpected plot twist and imaginative fantasy world."
Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
"Purdie’s Bone Crier mythology is rich, with classic mythological roots and a French-inspired setting . . . [with a] genuinely unexpected plot twist and imaginative fantasy world."
APRIL 2020 - AudioFile
Narrators Fiona Hardingham, Alex Wyndham, and Billie Fulford-Brown deliver masterful performances of doomed romance and sacrifice. Listeners are in for a treat as Hardingham hauntingly depicts Ailesse’s rite of passage, which involves killing the boy she loves to become the matriarch of the Bone Criers. Multiple narrators enliven each character and ease the transitions from chapter to chapter. The story can be dark, but the narrators’ hypnotic voices bring this chilling YA fantasy to life. Wyndham’s delivery of the author’s world-building makes the story’s magical practices and customs fully believable. J.O. © AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine
Kirkus Reviews
2019-12-08
In a world where sirens must kill their soul mates for honor, one wants to do the exact opposite.
Bone Criers—Ferriers among the Leurress—guide the dead to their afterlives in Elara's Night Heavens or Tyrus' Underworld, thus protecting mortals from their wrath. But to become a Ferrier, one must endure the rite of passage and sacrifice their amouré—one true love—to the gods. Ailesse, daughter of the Leurress' matriarch, plans to kill her amouré immediately and avoid falling in love altogether. On the night she plays the bone flute to summon him, she meets Bastien—a boy thirsting for vengeance after witnessing his father's death by a Bone Crier. After she is abducted by Bastien and his friends, her friend Sabine promises to rescue Ailesse, even if it means sacrificing animals and disobeying Leurress elders. Chapters alternate points of view, offering insight into the individual protagonists, but ultimately the characters are not well developed and are bound to the tropes Purdie (Frozen Reign, 2018, etc.) assigns them: Ailesse, an heiress who longs to please her obviously deceitful mother; Bastien, the predictable enemy-turned-love interest; and Sabine, the best friend who disappoints despite every opportunity to shine. The sudden appearance of a French dauphin during a messy climax sets readers up for another love triangle (the first involving Ailesse, Bastien, and his friend Jules). The cast is mostly white.A sparkling new fantasy dulled by an unconvincing romance. (map) (Fantasy. 12-17)
