Lumiere, Jacqueline E. Garlick
Lumiere, Jacqueline E. Garlick
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Lumière

Author: Jacqueline E. Garlick

Narrator: Sarah Coomes

Unabridged: 12 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook (DRM Protected)

Published: 09/15/2015

Synopsis

Even in a land of eternal twilight, secrets can’t stay hidden forever.Seventeen-year-old Eyelet Elsworth has only one hope left: to find her late father’s most prized invention, the Illuminator. It’s been missing since the day a mysterious flash wiped the sun from the sky.Living in darkness is nothing new to Eyelet. She’s hidden her secret affliction all of her life—a life that would be in danger if superstitious townspeople ever guessed the truth. Orphaned when her mother is executed for a crime she did not commit, Eyelet sets out to track down the machine—her one and only chance at a cure.Alone and on the run, she finally discovers the Illuminator—only to witness a young man stealing it. Determined to follow the thief and recover the machine, Eyelet must venture into the deepest, darkest, most dangerous part of her twisted world.

About Jacqueline E. Garlick

Jacqueline E. Garlick loves strong heroines, despises whiny sidekicks, and adores good stories about triumphant underdogs. A teacher in her former life, she’s now an author of the very books she loves to read: young adult, new adult, and women’s fiction. Lumière, the first novel in her Illumination Paradox series, won the prestigious 2013 LYRA award for Best Young Adult Novel and an Indie B.R.A.G. Medallion. The book also received the title of B.R.A.G. Medallion Honoree. Jacqueline lives in a house with a purple wall or two, and dreams of one day having a hidden passageway that leads to a secret room. Visit her website at www.jacquelinegarlick.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Donita

"Living in eternal twilight might sound romantic, but it's not. It's simply depressing" Sounds intriguing right? Tbh, Lumière got my attention with its gorgeous cover. But to be fair, this book totally sounds amazing as well.. it just didn't work out for me. The plot was all over the place, confus......more

Goodreads review by Cody

Eyelet is a seventeen-year-old girl who lives in Brethren with her mother. Eyelet suffers with brain seizures and ever since the night of The Great Illumination, people who act strangely are accused of Madness and are entered into an insane asylum. Ever since this dreadful night the town lives witho......more

Goodreads review by Taylor

I liked the concept of this book but I thought it was a little boring in places and the main character was all kinds of annoying. Eyelet had a massive problem of just doing things and not thinking about the consequences. I found that to be extremely annoying. She was also really childish at times an......more

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