Spectacle by Rachel Vincent ISBN: 9780778318200
Series: Menagerie #2
Published by MIRA on May 25, 2022
Genres: Contemporary, Paranormal
Pages: 400
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In this riveting sequel to New York Times bestselling author Rachel Vincent's acclaimed novel Menagerie, Delilah Marlow will discover that there is no crueler cage than the confines of the human mind...
When their coup of Metzger's Menagerie is discovered, Delilah and her fellow cryptids find their newly won freedom brutally stripped away as they are sold into The Savage Spectacle, a private collection of "exotic wildlife." Specializing in ruthless cryptid cage matches, safari-style creature hunts and living party favors, the Spectacle's owner, Willem Vandekamp, caters to the forbidden fetishes of the wealthy and powerful. At the Spectacle, any wish can be granted--for the right price.
But Vandekamp's closely guarded client list isn't the only secret being kept at the Spectacle. Beneath the beauty and brutality of life in the collection lie much darker truths, and no one is more determined than Delilah to strip the masks from the human monsters and drag all dark things into the light.
I was hoping we’d get an expansion of themes, but it was basically the same struggles as the first book, amplified. There was also less of an ensemble presence than I would’ve preferred, but I shouldn’t be too surprised by that given the first book is almost entirely Delilah’s POV. It was still a good story and still engaging, so I’ll continue on with the series.
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