Juliet Marillier
Hardcover | Pages: 432 pages Rating: 4.08 | 11729 Users | 939 Reviews
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| Title | : | Cybele's Secret (Wildwood #2) |
| Author | : | Juliet Marillier |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 432 pages |
| Published | : | September 9th 2008 by Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers (first published November 1st 2007) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Young Adult. Romance. Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Fairy Tales. Adventure |
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FOR PAULA, ACCOMPANYING her merchant father on a trading voyage to Istanbul is a dream come true. They have come to this city of trade on a special mission to purchase a most rare artifact—a gift from the ancient goddess, Cybele, to her followers. It’s the only remnant of a lost, pagan cult.But no sooner have they arrived when it becomes clear they may be playing at a dangerous game. A colleague and friend of Paula’s father is found murdered. There are rumors of Cybele’s cult reviving within the very walls of Istanbul. And most telling of all, signs have begun to appear to Paula, urging her to unlock Cybele’s secret.
Meanwhile, Paula doesn’t know who she can trust in Istanbul, and finds herself drawn to two very different men. As time begins to run out, Paula realizes they may all be tied up in the destiny of Cybele’s Gift, and she must solve the puzzle before unknown but deadly enemies catch up to her. . . .
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| Original Title: | Cybele's Secret |
| ISBN: | 037583365X (ISBN13: 9780375833656) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://www.julietmarillier.com/books/cybelessecret.html |
| Series: | Wildwood #2 |
| Characters: | Paula, Tatiana, Stoyan, Duarte Aguiar |
| Setting: | Istanbul(Turkey) |
| Literary Awards: | Western Australian Premier's Book Award Nominee (2007), Aurealis Award Nominee (2007), Sir Julius Vogel Award for Best Young Adult Novel (2008) |
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Ratings: 4.08 From 11729 Users | 939 ReviewsWrite Up Epithetical Books Cybele's Secret (Wildwood #2)
Such a disappointment. Cybele's Secret had none of the magic and strong female character Wildwood Dancing presented. Paula's attempts to look smart are laughable at best. I managed to read 300 freaking pages and it got painfully obvious how this will going to end. When I realized the lack of enjoyment those 300 page brought me I decided there's no use to read the remaining 130.Long review will follow._________________________________________Edit: here it isBeing book smart and street smart are 2I knew I would like this book, right after I read the first few pages.I really like adventure books and this one was just amazing.From captivating characters (among them a Portuguese, commander of a pirate ship), to a simple but at the same time complex story, full of great dangers and tricky challenges.If a man truly loves,....He does not consider the obstacles, the restrictions, the reasons why his choice may be flawed or impratical. He gives no heed to what others may think. His heart has no
It was an interesting read. I was compelled to get through it but I wouldn't say it was great. The whole thing with Stoyan... why?! The book felt so contradictory, on the one hand you had the scholar Paula who is this forward thinking, brainy, almost feminist woman, who travels all the way to Istanbul and ends up acting as her fathers assistant in a society where there are huge inequality issues with women, and then as the book progressed she seemed to become less like this and more like No man
While not as spectacular and engrossing as Wildwood Dancing, this second installment in the series was still very enjoyable to me, and is on the whole a more than correct follow-up. After this, I'm starting to think Marillier has a couple of authorial quirks she would gain much from if improved on: her tendency to write dramatic love triangles, that thankfully don't wander into full-blown soap opera melodrama, to be fair, so for the most part can be taken as just peculiarities of her
Loved the setting - Istanbul. This story reminded of an Indiana Jones type adventure. I enjoyed the first book in this series but I liked this one, #2, a lot more. FYI book club girls - Tati did have part in this story, but she didn't drive me crazy like in book #1. :)
Ridiculous plotlines, flat characters and forced love triangle. The only character I liked in this book turned out to be the villain and only mediocre one at best
Second time reading.I know I don't appreciate this as much as I did the first time round, partially because I was the correct age group then--probably 17 or so--and partially because I have read more since then, of course. At the same time, since I've come to live in Europe and had more interaction with Turkish, Romanian, and Portuguese culture, I think there are some elements that I appreciate a bit better now. Reread your favorites, Ladies and Gentlemen. I quite enjoy the tests and the
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