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After years spent in Wonderland, Alice Reeve learned the impossible was quite possible after all. She thought she left such fantastical realities behind when she finally returned to England.
Now Alice has become a member of the clandestine Collectors’ Society, and the impossible has found her again in the form of an elusive villain set on erasing entire worlds. As she and the rest of the Society race to bring this mysterious murderer to justice, the fight becomes painfully personal.
Lives are being lost. Loved ones are shattered or irrevocably altered. Each step closer Alice gets to the shadowy man she hunts, the more secrets she unravels, only to reveal chilling truths. If she wants to win this war and save millions of lives, Alice must once more embrace the impossible and make the unimaginable, imaginable.
Sometimes, the rabbit hole leads to terrifying places.
And don’t miss the first two books in Heather’s The Collector’s Society Series…
THE COLLECTORS’ SOCIETY
The van door behind us slides shut. A click signals Marianne’s adherence to my wishes, and then we three descend upon the front door, the crunch of dead leaves and twigs beneath our feet cutting through the uneasy silence the gloom sunrise has brought. In a surprising show of gentlemanly manners, the A.D. moves to open the door. When the handle does not depress, a half smile curves his lips. “It’s locked. But no worries. I can have it picked open in no time.”
“There is no need.”
Darkish-blonde brows scrunch together. “But—”
“Stand to the side, please.”
When he fails to move at my thinly veiled order, Mary not so gently yanks our companion away.
The door before us is thick. The handle is ornate. It is a beautiful door, no doubt chosen specifically to adorn a building as fine as Bücherei. It takes me three strong, measured swings of my war hammer against the handle and its surrounding area to break it apart and permanently scar its beauty. Picking a lock is kind, respectful even. A picked lock can be relocked. I do not wish this door to close behind me. I do not wish to be respectful of Bücherei.
The time for genteel manners is gone.
The A.D. is in danger of catching flies with his mouth as he ogles the door’s remnants. For someone who professes to be so clever, he certainly underestimates ladies far too often.
Stale darkness, oppressive and opaque all at once, looms before us. I am unafraid, though. I am not even taken aback. I believe in the impossible, after all. I have seen, lived the impossible.
I step past the wreckage into the house.
So I was on my way home from work, reading innocently on the
train when I turned the page and was greeted by the words “A Bibliography”. I
barely whispered “WTF” when it started to sink in that I alREADY FINISHED THE
BOOK!
Now excuse me while I arrange my bedraggled thoughts.
I am deeply grateful the day I decided that I would review
the first book in the series, The Collectors’ Society. As a matter of fact,
this is one of my favourite underrated series out there.
If you haven’t started this series yet, 'tis most imperative
that thou start at once. (How did I do?)
The Forgotten Mountain starts on where The Hidden Library
left off. It is also the creepiest book from the series so far. There were moments
when reading in the dark scares me. But that’s probably because I’m a huge scaredy-cat.
Seriously though, this books is full of dark and slightly gory moments. But
even with gloom, the humour is still there. I would like to add the lines that
made me laugh out loud but that would spoil you lot, so maybe another time. ;D
Half of the book focuses on Alice. Actually, we had some
major girl power here. BADASSERY!
The boys are missing and it’s finally time
for Alice and Mary to team up and show who’s boss. It’s also a great change as
we’ve been having Alice and Finn narrate their journey from book 2.
The main theme in this book is vengeance. More specifically,
wring Gabe’s neck. Also, it’s about time we delve into fairy tales! Yeah, I said
FAIRY TALES! I didn’t grew up with fairy tales. Disney movies, yes. But reading
bed time stories isn’t really common here in the Philippines. Maybe that’s why I’m
so fond of them now, I have a lot to catch up to. And all I can think about as
the story progressed is how their luck will eventually run out and someone’s
going to die. You’ll just have to read and see what happens.
The Forgotten Mountain is the best one yet in the series as
it takes Alice’s journey to the next level while keeping the hilarious lines
and swoon-worthy moments. Dark, chilling and intense. The Forgotten Mountain
will leave your mouth hanging open.
*SPOILER*
*Big golden star - Beyond perfection. Gobbled it up. Can't put it down. Obsessed with this book!*
Heather Lyons writes epic, heartfelt love stories and has always had a thing for words. In addition to writing, she’s also been an archaeologist and a teacher. She and her husband and children live in sunny Southern California and are currently working their way through every cupcakery she can find.
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