The Luminaries

The Luminaries

2013 • 344 pages

Ratings21

Average rating3.6

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From NYT bestselling author comes a haunting, high-octane contemporary fantasy for fans of The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. Winnie Wednesday fights to take the deadly Luminary hunter trials in Hemlock Falls’ nightmare-filled forest. Hemlock Falls isn’t like other towns. You won’t find it on a map, your phone won’t work here, and the forest outside town might just kill you... Winnie Wednesday wants nothing more than to join the Luminaries, the ancient order that protects Winnie's town—and the rest of humanity—from the monsters and nightmares that rise in the forest of Hemlock Falls every night. Ever since her father was exposed as a witch and a traitor, Winnie and her family have been shunned. But on her sixteenth birthday, she can take the deadly Luminary hunter trials and prove herself true and loyal—and restore her family's good name. Or die trying. But in order to survive, Winnie must enlist the help of the one person who can help her train: Jay Friday, resident bad boy and Winnie’s ex-best friend. While Jay might be the most promising new hunter in Hemlock Falls, he also seems to know more about the nightmares of the forest than he should. Together, he and Winnie will discover a danger lurking in the forest no one in Hemlock Falls is prepared for. Not all monsters can be slain, and not all nightmares are confined to the dark.

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3 primary books

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The Luminaries is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2013 with contributions by Susan Dennard.

The Luminaries
The Hunting Moon
The Whispering Night

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Fast paced, easy read, although I felt it ended a little abruptly. Looking forward to the next in the series.

February 12, 2023

The story started out promising, but it fell flat for me when I got to the middle. The ending wasn't any better for me, unfortunately.

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