The Arcane by Andrew S. French
Orphaned science nerd and maths prodigy Alice Valentine wants to ace her studies. She’s spent all her life struggling to make friends, passed between foster families and care homes, isolated and lonely. Losing herself in academia from an early age, she becomes the first sixteen-year-old at her local university. Her whole world changes, but nothing can prepare Alice for the night she’s attacked by a werewolf.
But even that isn’t as strange as discovering she has an identical twin sister, Cassie.
And Cassie kills werewolves. And all the other monsters Alice didn’t believe existed.
Alice and Cassie set off to discover what happened to their parents, a journey that takes them from northern England to the edge of the apocalypse, unsure if they will save the world or destroy it.
My Review
I chose to read and review this book purely based on the cover, because, let’s face it. That’s one AWESOME cover, right? As soon as I opened the book, I was transported to the world of The Arcane and the action and adventure started within seconds. Literally. I had no clue what was going on at all. But, that’s not a bad thing. The author clearly intended for the reader to wonder what the heck was happening. He certainly achieved it. I was confused, but eager to find out who was what and why it was happening to this poor young student.
I was immediately taken by Alice—I loved how her super smart brain worked. The fact that she didn’t believe anything that couldn’t be explained by science was a stroke of genius in itself. It made the story all the more believable (if you know what I mean!).
I mentioned action and adventure, well, this book is full of it, from the very beginning to the very end and it will have you sitting on the edge of your seat. There were moments of intense confusion and disbelief but all in all, I thoroughly enjoyed this story about Alice and Cassie. I’m intrigued to find out what will happen next in their search for the truth.
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About the author
Andrew French is a man of no wealth and little taste. He lives amongst faded seaside glamour on the North East coast of England. He likes gin and cats but not together, new music and old movies, curry and ice cream. Slow bike rides and long walks to the pub are his usual exercise, as well as flicking through the pages of good books and the memoirs of bad people.
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