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Imani Jade Powers
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Marisha Pessl
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A must-hear thriller that will keep you guessing from the New York Times bestselling author of Night Film.
There’s nothing special about Dia Gannon. So why was she chosen for an opportunity everyone would kill for?
“Pessl is gargantuan: wildly smart, extremely surprising, a wordsmith, a queen. Read her.” —E. Lockhart, #1 New York Times bestselling author of We Were Liars
Arcadia “Dia” Gannon has been obsessed with Louisiana Veda, the game designer whose obsessive creations and company, Darkly, have gained a cultlike following. Dia is shocked when she’s chosen for a highly-coveted internship, along with six other teenagers from around the world. Why her? Dia has never won anything in her life.
Darkly, once a game-making empire renowned for its ingenious and utterly terrifying toys and games, now lies dormant after Veda’s mysterious death. The remaining games are priced like rare works of art, with some fetching millions of dollars at auction.
As Dia and her fellow interns delve into the heart of Darkly, they discover hidden symbols, buried clues, and a web of intrigue. Who are these other teens, and what secrets do they keep? Why were any of them really chosen? The answers lie within the twisted labyrinth of Darkly—a chilling and addictive listen by Marisha Pessl.
This summer will be the most twisted Darkly game of all.
“Complex and captivating.” —Erin A. Craig, #1 New York Times bestselling author of House of Salt and Sorrows
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On the night before her wedding, seventeen-year-old Sorel leaps from a window and runs away from her life, grabbing men’s clothes and a sharp knife. To keep from being found, she takes on the identity of Isser Jacobs—but it soon becomes clear that the real Isser Jacobs is a lawbreaker, a revolutionary, and powerful people want him dead. Sorel is drawn into the dark underworld of her small city, where smugglers, forgers, and wicked angels fight for control of the Jewish community. In order to make it out, Sorel must discover who Isser Jacobs really is—and who she wants to be.
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The plots are logically crafted with meticulous details to support the story lines despite their complications.
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Jessa has been raised to be the “perfect girl.” She is unfailingly polite, never rocks the boat, and always follows the rules—no matter what. Her friends love to give her a hard time for being such a goody-two-shoes, but Jessa likes it this way. She knows what's expected of her, and she's happy to be the person her parents (and society) want. When a freak storm takes out the power during a sleepover at Jessa’s creepy, old house, things go south before the pizza gets cold.
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Rory is an omega prince, heir to the throne of the magical kingdom of Igella. His country's laws dictate that omegas must have a Regent to rule in their stead-and that the Regent must be an Alpha. Rory's wicked stepmother, Queen Berenda, needs to find an unscrupulous Alpha, because she has nefarious plans for her stepson.
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Keri Arthur's best yet.
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Kalyna's family has the Gift: the ability to see the future. For generations, they traveled the four kingdoms of the Tetrarchia selling their services as soothsayers. Every child of their family is born with this Gift—everyone except Kalyna. So far, Kalyna has used informants and trickery to falsify prophecies for coin, scrounging together a living for her deteriorating father and cruel grandmother. But Kalyna's reputation for prophecy precedes her, and poverty turns to danger when she is pressed into service by the spymaster to Rotfelsen.
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Before he can be reborn, Zan has spent 499 years bound in a 500-year curse to process souls for the monstrous Ferryman—and if he fails, he dies. In Portland, Bastian is grieving. He survived a car accident that took his mother and impulse-purchased a crumbling bookstore with the life insurance money. But in sleep, death’s mark keeps dragging Bastian into Zan’s office. It shouldn’t be a problem to log his soul and forget he ever existed. But when Zan follows Bastian through his memories of grief and hope, Zan realizes that he is not ready for Bastian to die.
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surprised
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A Curse in Kyoto
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When a supposedly cursed traditional Japanese instrument arrives at the British School of Kyoto, strange things start to happen. A phantom geisha haunts the halls, a star student vanishes, and cryptic symbols appear across the campus.
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Enjoyable ride
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Growing up in the Kegari slums, AIZ has seen her share of suffering. An old tragedy fuels her need for vengeance, but it is love of her people that propels her. Until one hotheaded mistake lands her in an inescapable prison, where the embers of her wrath ignite. Banished from her people for an unforgivable crime, SIRSHA is a down-on-her-luck tracker who uses magic to trace her marks. Destitute, she agrees to hunt down a killer who has murdered children across the Martial Empire
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Good, but confusing
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- Anonymous User
- 01-19-25
Adventurous
I wish I could read this story again for the first time! It’s perfectly chaotic and tied with a big beautiful bow at the end!
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- Amazon Customer
- 12-30-24
She never fails to create masterpieces.
The way MP’s stories are told, immerses the reader and leaves you craving more. Darkly has such twists and turns and takes you along for such an incredible adventure.
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- Anonymous User
- 01-29-25
Backstory
At first I thought this book was going to be boring but then the further in you get the more exciting it gets n when you get to the end it's not what your expecting
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- Rebecca Kurson
- 12-28-24
Delightfully puzzling
A wonderfully creative and complicated riddle of a story. Excellent fun and I hope there’s a sequel.
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- Sean
- 12-01-24
Caught me at the first paragraph.
I was not expecting to like this book as much as I did. I love the story, the characters, the mystery that lies within a mystery. It’s like nothing else I’ve read in this category. I listened to this at 1.5x speed and it was amazing.
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- Jennifer Hill
- 01-05-25
Dark, but beautiful
This book was a wild adventure of puzzles, dark underground worlds, and lovely written characters.
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- B
- 01-05-25
I am left heartbroken
Why did I fall in love with the characters. The ending had me crying. I wanted more.
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- patrick williams
- 12-07-24
Darkly and the Darklate Factory
Boring, predictable, clichéd. Pessl is phoning it in for the YA crowd. Unworthy reworking of Night Film and Roald Dahl’s classic.
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- Anonymous User
- 02-06-25
The mystery and the ending was amazing!!
It definitely left me wanting so much more . Worth every minute of listening time. Beautifully written.
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- Joe
- 11-28-24
Pessl fans will love this, despite YA category
If you liked Special Topics and Night Film, you will love this one. I was hesitant after Neverworld, as it was a bit too YA for me. But this is Pessl at her best. This book has the expert narration of Special Projects and the complex background development of Night Film.
My only complaint is the narrator’s accents for certain characters.
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