Plague in the Mirror, Deborah Noyes
Plague in the Mirror, Deborah Noyes
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Plague in the Mirror

Author: Deborah Noyes

Narrator: Amy Rubinate

Unabridged: 7 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/11/2013

Synopsis

In a sensual paranormal romance, a teen girl’s doppelgänger from 1348 Florence lures her into the past in hopes of exacting a deadly trade.It was meant to be a diversion — a summer in Florence with her best friend, Liam, and his travel-writer mom, doing historical research between breaks for gelato. A chance to forget that back in Vermont, May’s parents, and all semblance of safety, were breaking up. But when May wakes one night sensing someone in her room, only to find her ghostly twin staring back at her, normalcy becomes a distant memory. And when later she follows the menacing Cristofana through a portale to fourteenth-century Florence, May never expects to find safety in the eyes of Marco, a soulful painter who awakens in her a burning desire and makes her feel truly seen. The wily Cristofana wants nothing less of May than to inhabit each other’s lives, but with the Black Death ravaging Old Florence, can May’s longing for Marco’s touch be anything but madness? Lush with atmosphere both passionate and eerie, this evocative tale follows a girl on the brink of womanhood as she dares to transcend the familiar — and discovers her sensual power.

About Deborah Noyes

Deborah Noyes is the author of two adult novels, as well as The Ghosts of Kerfol and other books for young readers. About Plague in the Mirror, her first novel for young adults, she says, “I’m fascinated by twinship and the idea of another person out there wearing your face in the world and behaving badly. But in this story, the setting is as much a character as the two protagonists. With all those layers of human endeavor, suffering, triumph, vanity — the past is like rich, dark soil or an old-growth forest. It’s a dense, haunted place, and I guess I’m inclined to feel haunted.” Deborah Noyes lives in western Massachusetts.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Alicia

I found it hard to stay interested in this story. While the characters and storyline were well written, it just couldn't hold my attention. At times I felt for the characters and at other times the exasperated me. I wasn't a huge fan but no doubt others will be......more

Goodreads review by Dianne

*Also posted at Oops! I Read A Book Again* Thank you so much to Erika of Candlewick for the review copy of this time-traveling goodness! And thank you to Deborah Noyes! Again, receiving this book for free in no way influenced my opinions of it. Let's not dilly-dally so off to my review! I approached P......more

Goodreads review by Liz

I thought I was going to give this book three stars the entire time I was reading it, but then I read the end... I noticed that other reviews said the writing style was bad, but I didn't mind it. The whole book was mediocre. There were three things that really bothered me. (In short, this book really......more

Goodreads review by Kai

Review posted at Amaterasu Reads May's going through a confusing time of her life. Decisions need to be made and she must deal with the fact that her parents are getting a divorce. Instead, May chose to escape to a trip to Florence with her best friend, Liam and his mother Gwen, to take her mind off......more

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