Untamed City: Carnival of Secrets

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Untamed City: Carnival of Secrets
Carnival of Souls.jpg
First edition (original title)
Author Melissa Marr
Original titleCarnival of Souls
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SeriesUntamed City [1]
Genre Young adult
Urban fantasy
PublisherHarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollins
Publication date
September 4, 2012
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Pages306
ISBN 0-06-165928-2

Untamed City: Carnival of Secrets, formerly published as Carnival of Souls is a young adult fantasy novel by author Melissa Marr. It was published by HarperTeen, a division of HarperCollins, in September 2012. Marr has stated that there will be at least one sequel to the book. [2]

Contents

Plot

Untamed City: Carnival of Secrets is set in two worlds: our own, and the city of daimons, ruled by a rigid class structure. In the human world, 17-year-old Mallory only knows about the City from her father, who told her the story of how he and every other witch fled from for their lives from the daimons. Meanwhile, Aya and Kaleb are fighting for their lives in the heart of the City at the Carnival, and Mallory has no idea that forces are leading her there as well.

Reception

Reviews for the book were mixed. Booklist favorably compared the "feisty female warriors" and themes of social justice to The Hunger Games. [3] Publishers Weekly praised the "blend of dark romance, fantasy, and action," but criticized the abrupt ending. [4] Kirkus called the setting a "complicated, shallowly rendered world" and criticized the book for graphic violence. [5] The book received a 2012 Voice of Youth Advocates starred review. [6]

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References

  1. Marr, Melissa (March 5, 2013). "Letters & numbers". Archived from the original on March 8, 2013. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
  2. "December 2011 Newsletter" . Retrieved March 3, 2013.
  3. "Booklist Review" . Retrieved March 3, 2013.
  4. "Carnival of Secrets". Publishers Weekly. July 30, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
  5. "Carnival of Secrets". Kirkus Reviews. September 4, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
  6. "2012 Starred Reviews". Publishers Weekly. January 12, 2013. Retrieved March 3, 2013.

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