The Lantern's Ember

Name: The Lantern's Ember
Brand: HighBridge Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Colleen Houck
ISBN: 9781684572533

Author: Colleen Houck

Narrator: Piper Goodeve

Unabridged: 11 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Highbridge Audio

Published: 01/28/2020

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Fantasy, Dark Fantasy

Synopsis

Welcome to a world where nightmarish creatures reign supreme.

Five hundred years ago, Jack made a deal with the devil. It's difficult for him to remember much about his mortal days. So he focuses on fulfilling his sentence as a Lantern—one of the watchmen who guard the portals to the Otherworld, a realm crawling with every nightmarish creature imaginable. Jack has spent centuries jumping from town to town, ensuring that nary a mortal—or not-so-mortal—soul slips past him. That is, until he meets beautiful Ember O'Dare.

Seventeen, stubborn, and a natural-born witch, Ember feels a strong pull to the Otherworld. Undeterred by Jack's warnings, she crosses into the forbidden plane with the help of a mysterious and debonair vampire—and the chase through a dazzling, dangerous world is on. Jack must do everything in his power to get Ember back where she belongs before both the earthly and unearthly worlds descend into chaos.

Colleen Houck, the New York Times bestselling author of the Tigers Curse series and Reawakened series, breathes new life into classic folklore in this wild, twisting adventure propelled by the spirit of Halloween.

About Colleen Houck

Colleen Houck is the New York Times bestselling author of the Tiger's Curse series and the Reawakened series. Her books have appeared on the USA Today, Publishers Weekly, and Walmart bestseller lists, among many others. She has been a Parents' Choice Award winner and has been reviewed and featured on MTV.com and in the Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Girls' Life magazine, and Romantic Times, which called Tiger's Curse "one of the best books I have ever read." Colleen lives in Salem, Oregon, with her husband and a huge assortment of plush tigers.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Colleen on November 07, 2017

I wrote this one so I'll leave it at that. ;)......more

Goodreads review by Carrie on September 11, 2018

The Lantern’s Ember by Colleen Houck is a standalone young adult read perfect for the fall season. The story is a paranormal fantasy mixed with romance between the characters. Once human Jack is now a Lantern with it being his job to guard the portal to the Otherworld. Jack is meant to keep those in......more

Goodreads review by Chelsea on August 19, 2018

Unfortunately this one wasn't what I had hoped it would be. The blurb promises a scary read, but this felt a little more like middle grade fiction than something on the YA spectrum. I think my lack of preparation for the book it turned out to be is an indication of the "right book, wrong reader" syn......more

Goodreads review by Mlpmom (Book Reviewer) on September 11, 2018

If there is one thing that Colleen Houck can do well is write an imaginative story rich in lore and detail and her latest release doesn't disappoint. Full of twists on classic tales and stories as well as old time-y lore, The Lantern's Ember is one that will be sure to capture your attention and hold......more

Goodreads review by Jennie on October 13, 2018

I enjoyed this book. It wasn't scary liked I hoped, but the story itself was charming. I enjoyed the elements of steampunk she incorporated in the book. That was most unexpected. Ember was a great character, but I find I enjoyed Delia's character even more. I want a book about her and her back story......more