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School Library Journal
Starred Review on December 1, 2015 | Young Adult
Gr 8 Up—As 18-year-old Lady Helen Wexhall prepares for her audience with Queen Charlotte at Buckingham Palace in 1812 London, she is constantly admonished by her aunt and uncle not to mention her mother, Lady Catherine, to the queen. Helen's mother and father drowned at sea, a result of her mother's wild and reckless pursuit of intrigue and excitement. Her aunt and uncle adopted her and her brother, and while her brother is as staid and stolid as they are, Helen shows the same reckless streak, intelligence, and curios...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on April 1, 2016
Eighteen-year-old Lady Helen Wrexhall, a debutante, discovers she's gifted with super-human strength, reflexes, and senses, and she has the powe...Log In or Sign Up to Read More




