528 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780449910061
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Seventeenth-century Paris. Geneviève is a skinny, precocious girl with a mind full of philosophy and the remarkable power to read the swirling waters of an oracle glass. Left for dead by her family, she is taken in by the ingenious occultist La Vo...
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dark 66%
mysterious 33%
tense 33%
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528 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780449910061
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Seventeenth-century Paris. Geneviève is a skinny, precocious girl with a mind full of philosophy and the remarkable power to read the swirling waters of an oracle glass. Left for dead by her family, she is taken in by the ingenious occultist La Vo...
Community Reviews Summary of 168 reviews
Moods
dark 66%
mysterious 33%
tense 33%
Pace
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Plot: 50%Strong character development?
No: 50% | Yes: 50%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Abortion