What a dazzling debut this is. Founded on the alluring concept of a glamourous hotel that changes location each night, Emily J Taylor's Hotel Magnifique presents readers with a sumptuous world of magical soirées and shows. It’s a story that’s shot-through with intrigue, mystery and menace as two sisters longing for a better life discover that the grass might not be greener, however bright it gleams.
When Hotel Magnifique comes to her bleak hometown, 17-year-old Jani devises a plan to make sure she and her sister enter it. Her sister gains employment as a singer, while Jani enters a lowlier profession. Within the hotel’s opulent walls, the sisters are separated by their roles, and Jani is quick to catch onto the fact that the contracts they’ve signed might mean more than they’d bargained for.
With distrust lurking in every shadow, and a sense of time running out, this sweeping story is a spellbinding read, and comes recommended for fans of the Lady Helen Dark Days Club series and The Night Circus.
Hotel Magnifique is hiring. Pack a bag for Elsewhere & prepare to depart by midnight. A deliciously decadent, enchanting YA fantasy about the disturbing secrets lurking in the legendary Hotel Magnifique - perfect for fans of Caraval and The Night CircusThe legendary Hotel Magnifique is like no other: a magical world of golden ceilings, enchanting soires and fountains flowing with champagne. It changes location every night, stopping in each place only once a decade. When the Magnifique comes to her hometown, seventeen-year-old Jani hatches a plan to secure jobs there for herself and her younger sister, longing to escape their dreary life. Luck is on their side, and with a stroke of luminous ink on paper the sisters are swept into a life of adventure and opulence. But Jani soon begins to notice sinister spots in the hotel's decadent faade. Who is the shadowy matre who runs the hotel? And can the girls discover the true price paid by those who reside there - before it's too late?____________________________READER REVIEWS OF HOTEL MAGNIFIQUE'An unbelievably magical adventure addictive''All I can say is wow!... absolutely stunning''Compelling, magical, empowering, and thrilling''A beautifully lush and spellbindingly enchanting YA Fantasy''OH MY GOD YOU NEED TO READ THIS BOOK!'