Series: Gilded Wing #1
Author: Aimee Agresti
Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books
Publication Date: March 16, 2012
Pages: 531
Source: Publisher and NetGalley
From Goodreads:
Haven Terra is a brainy, shy high school outcast. But everything begins to change when she turns sixteen. Along with her best friend Dante and their quiet and brilliant classmate Lance, she is awarded a prestigious internship in the big city— Chicago—and is sent to live and work at a swanky and stylish hotel under the watchful eyes of a group of gorgeous and shockingly young-looking strangers: powerful and alluring hotel owner Aurelia Brown; her second-in-command, the dashing Lucian Grove; and their stunning but aloof staff of glamazons called The Outfit.
As Haven begins falling for Lucian, she discovers that these beautiful people are not quite what they seem. With the help of a mysterious book, she uncovers a network of secret passageways from the hotel’s jazz-age past that leads her to the heart of the evil agenda of Aurelia and company: they’re in the business of buying souls. Will they succeed in wooing Haven to join them in their recruitment efforts, or will she be able to thwart this devilish set’s plans to take the souls of her classmates on prom night at the hotel?
Illuminate is an exciting saga of a teen’s first taste of independence, her experience in the lap of luxury, and her discovery she may possess strength greater than she ever knew.
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I think the best way to review Illuminate is in list form. There are just too many awesome things and I fear I will write a novel if I don't just list my favorite things.
1) Set in a hotel in downtown Chicago. (I live in Chicago and work for a hospitality company. There you have it.)
2) The MC, Haven. Smart, funny, and a total BA.
3) Lance, one of Haven's fellow hotel interns. Mysterious, sweet, and cute.
4) Dante, Haven's BFF. Hilarious, super social, and the life of the party.
5) Lucian, the sexy hotel worker. Ohhh man, Lucian definitely wins the swoonworthy title in this book.
6) The paranormal element. I won't reveal what that is, but it's an interesting twist on a "normal" element.
7) The fact that this is a series and we have even more to look forward to!
And there you have it. In a nutshell - go read Illuminate!
I want to read this!
ReplyDeleteHow did I miss that this was set in a hotel?! I don't know why, but that intrigues me! haha Your list has captured my attention :)
ReplyDeleteSeems to be a few hot guys to swoon over in this book, even though the MC is sweet on a certain one! YAY!
ReplyDeleteI just gave this one to one of my students to read! Glad to hear you liked it :)
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