What if, instead of you traveling to the hotel, the hotel came to you? The Hotel Magnifique appears in cities across the world for one night only, offering the wealthy a two-week stay of immense, magical luxury, leaving them with an overwhelming sense of happiness at the end of it.
After their parents' death, sisters Jani and Zosa traveled to Durc hoping that Zosa's singing voice would open doors for them. Rejected at her first audition, now the sisters scrape by with barely enough for food and a room overhead. Jani and Zosa cannot afford to be guests, but Jani finds an advertisement for jobs at the hotel. Jani sees the mysterious Hotel Magnifique as their second chance to see the world and earn enough coin to settle them wherever they want to go. Zosa's singing voice wins her a contract, but Jani gets rejected. She has to force a deal with the mysterious Bel to win a spot as a maid. But when Zosa and Jani finally enter the mysterious hotel, they're separated almost immediately, and it isn't long before Jani suspects that something sinister is hiding behind all the glamorous magic.
Jani's headstrong and curious and not the type to follow all the rules about where the staff can go or when, even when it becomes apparent that breaking the rules as a staff member can lead to dire punishments, including losing body parts. She's determined to void the magical contract trapping her in the hotel and save her sister. She finds an ally in the handsome, frustrating doorman, Bel, who tells her more than he should about the inner workings of the hotel, but still leaves out key details. If they can learn to work together, they have the power to change the destinies of everyone within the hotel.
This dark fantasy draws you into its world, unspooling its bewitching enchantments and chilling dangers a bit at a time. It reminded me of The Splendor, one of my favorites from last year.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the advance review copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
After their parents' death, sisters Jani and Zosa traveled to Durc hoping that Zosa's singing voice would open doors for them. Rejected at her first audition, now the sisters scrape by with barely enough for food and a room overhead. Jani and Zosa cannot afford to be guests, but Jani finds an advertisement for jobs at the hotel. Jani sees the mysterious Hotel Magnifique as their second chance to see the world and earn enough coin to settle them wherever they want to go. Zosa's singing voice wins her a contract, but Jani gets rejected. She has to force a deal with the mysterious Bel to win a spot as a maid. But when Zosa and Jani finally enter the mysterious hotel, they're separated almost immediately, and it isn't long before Jani suspects that something sinister is hiding behind all the glamorous magic.
Jani's headstrong and curious and not the type to follow all the rules about where the staff can go or when, even when it becomes apparent that breaking the rules as a staff member can lead to dire punishments, including losing body parts. She's determined to void the magical contract trapping her in the hotel and save her sister. She finds an ally in the handsome, frustrating doorman, Bel, who tells her more than he should about the inner workings of the hotel, but still leaves out key details. If they can learn to work together, they have the power to change the destinies of everyone within the hotel.
This dark fantasy draws you into its world, unspooling its bewitching enchantments and chilling dangers a bit at a time. It reminded me of The Splendor, one of my favorites from last year.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the advance review copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.