Justina Ireland

Promise of Shadows (Reprint) Justina Ireland

Marc Notes: ; As a human/god offspring, Zephyr Mourning is destined for a life of servitude but when she uses a forbidden dark power to kill the minor god who murdered her sister she is sent to Tartarus, where she discovers that she may be the Nyx, a dark goddess prophesied to change the balance of power.. Publisher Marketing: "A healthy dose of action, a strong thread of humor and just a touch of romance" ("VOYA," starred review). A teen who is half-god, half-human must own her power whether she likes it or not in this snappy, snarky novel with a serving of smoldering romance that "Kirkus Reviews "calls "a dark, slyly funny read." Zephyr Mourning has never been very good at being a Harpy. She'd rather watch reality TV than learn forty-seven ways to kill a man, and she pretty much sucks at wielding magic. Zephyr was ready for a future pretending to be a normal human instead of a half-god assassin. But all that changed when her sister was murdered--and Zephyr used a forbidden dark power to save herself from the same fate. On the run from a punishment worse than death, an unexpected reunion with a childhood friend upends Zephyr's world--and not only because her old friend has grown surprisingly, extremely hot. It seems that Zephyr might just be the Nyx, a dark goddess that is prophesied to shift the power balance: for hundreds of years the half-gods have lived in fear, and Zephyr is supposed to change that. But how is she supposed to save everyone else when she can barely take care of herself? Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 01/06/2014 (EAN 9781442444645, Hardcover) Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2014 (EAN 9781442444645, Hardcover) Voice of Youth Advocates 04/01/2014 (EAN 9781442444645, Hardcover) School Library Journal 06/01/2014 pg. 122 (EAN 9781442444645, Hardcover) Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2014 pg. 113 (EAN 9781442444645, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Ireland, Justina Justina Ireland enjoys dark chocolate, dark humor, and is not too proud to admit that she's still afraid of the dark. She lives with her husband, kid, and dog in Pennsylvania. She is the author of "Vengeance Bound "and "Promise of Shadows"." "Visit her at JustinaIreland.com.