Girl in the Shadows, Gwenda Bond
Girl in the Shadows, Gwenda Bond
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Girl in the Shadows

Author: Gwenda Bond

Narrator: Dara Rosenberg

Unabridged: 12 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 07/05/2016

Synopsis

Eighteen-year-old Moira Mitchell grew up in the shadows of Vegas’s stage lights while her father’s career as a magician soared. More than anything, Moira wants to be a magician too, but her father is dead set against her pursuing magic.When an invitation to join the Cirque American mistakenly falls into Moira’s possession, she takes action. Instead of giving the highly coveted invitation to its intended recipient, Raleigh, her father’s handsome and worldly former apprentice, Moira takes off to join the Cirque. If she can perform alongside its world-famous acts, she knows she’ll be able to convince her dad that magic is her future.But when Moira arrives, things take on an intensity she can’t control as her stage magic suddenly feels like…real magic. To further distract her, Raleigh shows up none too pleased at Moira’s presence, all while the Cirque’s cocky and intriguing knife thrower, Dez, seems to have it out for her. As tensions mount and Moira’s abilities come into question, she must decide what’s real and what’s an illusion. If she doesn’t sort it out in time, she may forever remain a girl in the shadows.

About Gwenda Bond

Gwenda Bond is the author of Girl on a Wire and Girl in the Shadows, whose daredevil young heroines discover danger and passion lurking beneath the big top. Her previous books include the young adult novels The Woken Gods and Blackwood. Her writing has also appeared in Publishers Weekly and the Los Angeles Times, among other publications. She has an MFA in writing from the Vermont College of Fine Arts and lives in a hundred-year-old house in Lexington, Kentucky, with her husband, author Christopher Rowe, and their menagerie.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jillian on April 18, 2020

I really liked this story it was a bit different in that it revolves around a circus and magician who can do real magic . It has a Las Vegas magicians daughter a secret society and circus drama what more for a quick entertaining story.......more

Goodreads review by Fafa's Book Corner on May 07, 2017

Mini review: Wow what a breath of fresh air! Loved the carnival and the magic. The characters were fantastic as were the friendships. The romance was surprisingly done well. Will definitely be reading more from this author. Highly recommend.......more

Goodreads review by Christy on July 05, 2016

Join the discussion over at Tales of the Ravenous Reader! The magic business will never fully embrace a woman. It isn't what the audience wants. You can never be a magician, Moira. Not hard to imagine why Moira feels like she is in her father's shadow...It's also not hard to imagine why she would run......more

Goodreads review by Laura (midorireads) on July 07, 2016

When I'd first requested this book, I had no idea it was the second in a series. But I did find out that this was a sequel in the sense that it was the same world and even included many of the characters from the first. With this knowledge, I decided to go ahead and start this book. Let me start off......more

Goodreads review by Cindy ✩☽♔ on July 06, 2016

*I received a free copy via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review* DNF Rating 2.5 I guess the best thing I can equate this book to is a friend of convenience. The friendship is nice but overall pretty superficial. Like they're someone you can go to get coffee or brunch with, and maybe hang out w......more

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