For the past three years, Grace Blakely has been desperate to find out the truth about her mother's murder. She thought it would bring her peace. She thought it would lead her to answers. She thought she could put the past to rest.
But the truth has only made her a target.
And the past?
The only way to put the past to rest is for Grace to kill it once and for all. **
From School Library Journal
Gr 8 Up—Gracie's adventure continues in this third title in the series. Her motivation in this book is clearly to save her brother's life by sacrificing herself, but that doesn't seem to satisfy the Society, as it wants to extinguish the bloodline before a potential overthrow of the current system that it has spent 200 years maintaining. Carter provides nonstop action, and series fans will happily suspend disbelief as Gracie pulls off Jason Bourne-type escapes with the aid of multiple passports and thousands of dollars in foreign currency. Those who haven't read the first two volumes will likely be lost. What happened to Gracie's brother, and why he is so incapacitated? Who is Amelia? Why is Gracie avoiding returning to Adria to claim her seat on the throne? Gracie has inner conflicts that drive her to react impulsively and without considering potential consequences, such as meeting up with a prime minister whom she knows she can't trust and who has betrayed her in the past. As in most stories of kingdoms and bloodlines, the central tension comes down to who is willing to go the farthest to keep secrets and gain power. VERDICT Fans of the best-selling series will enjoy this latest installment.—Jessica Lorentz Smith, Bend Senior High School, OR
Review
Praise for "All Fall Down" (Embassy Row Book One): A "New York Times" Bestseller "Carter knows how to construct a gripping thriller." -- "Publishers Weekly" "Action packed and meticulously plotted, All Fall Down keeps readers guessing." -- "Booklist" "With its intrigue and clever plot twists, this series opener will leave readers hungering for more." -- "School Library Journal" "Will appeal not only to psychological-thriller fans, but to those who want a little glamour, some A-list social politics, and a bit of high school nastiness mixed in with their suspense." -- "Kirkus Reviews" "Grace is a fighter, and she will stop at nothing to find out what happened to her mother. Readers will love this first book in what promises to be an exciting, thrilling mystery series." -- VOYA "An amazing book." -- "The Guardian"
Praise for All Fall Down (Embassy Row Book One):
A New York Times Bestseller
"Carter knows how to construct a gripping thriller." -- Publishers Weekly
"Action packed and meticulously plotted, All Fall Down keeps readers guessing." -- Booklist
"With its intrigue and clever plot twists, this series opener will leave readers hungering for more." -- School Library Journal
"Will appeal not only to psychological-thriller fans, but to those who want a little glamour, some A-list social politics, and a bit of high school nastiness mixed in with their suspense." -- Kirkus Reviews
"Grace is a fighter, and she will stop at nothing to find out what happened to her mother. Readers will love this first book in what promises to be an exciting, thrilling mystery series." -- VOYA
Description:
For the past three years, Grace Blakely has been desperate to find out the truth about her mother's murder. She thought it would bring her peace. She thought it would lead her to answers. She thought she could put the past to rest.
But the truth has only made her a target.
And the past?
The only way to put the past to rest is for Grace to kill it once and for all. **
From School Library Journal
Gr 8 Up—Gracie's adventure continues in this third title in the series. Her motivation in this book is clearly to save her brother's life by sacrificing herself, but that doesn't seem to satisfy the Society, as it wants to extinguish the bloodline before a potential overthrow of the current system that it has spent 200 years maintaining. Carter provides nonstop action, and series fans will happily suspend disbelief as Gracie pulls off Jason Bourne-type escapes with the aid of multiple passports and thousands of dollars in foreign currency. Those who haven't read the first two volumes will likely be lost. What happened to Gracie's brother, and why he is so incapacitated? Who is Amelia? Why is Gracie avoiding returning to Adria to claim her seat on the throne? Gracie has inner conflicts that drive her to react impulsively and without considering potential consequences, such as meeting up with a prime minister whom she knows she can't trust and who has betrayed her in the past. As in most stories of kingdoms and bloodlines, the central tension comes down to who is willing to go the farthest to keep secrets and gain power. VERDICT Fans of the best-selling series will enjoy this latest installment.—Jessica Lorentz Smith, Bend Senior High School, OR
Review
Praise for "All Fall Down" (Embassy Row Book One):
A "New York Times" Bestseller
"Carter knows how to construct a gripping thriller." -- "Publishers Weekly"
"Action packed and meticulously plotted, All Fall Down keeps readers guessing." -- "Booklist"
"With its intrigue and clever plot twists, this series opener will leave readers hungering for more." -- "School Library Journal"
"Will appeal not only to psychological-thriller fans, but to those who want a little glamour, some A-list social politics, and a bit of high school nastiness mixed in with their suspense." -- "Kirkus Reviews"
"Grace is a fighter, and she will stop at nothing to find out what happened to her mother. Readers will love this first book in what promises to be an exciting, thrilling mystery series." -- VOYA
"An amazing book." -- "The Guardian"
Praise for All Fall Down (Embassy Row Book One):
A New York Times Bestseller
"Carter knows how to construct a gripping thriller." -- Publishers Weekly
"Action packed and meticulously plotted, All Fall Down keeps readers guessing." -- Booklist
"With its intrigue and clever plot twists, this series opener will leave readers hungering for more." -- School Library Journal
"Will appeal not only to psychological-thriller fans, but to those who want a little glamour, some A-list social politics, and a bit of high school nastiness mixed in with their suspense." -- Kirkus Reviews
"Grace is a fighter, and she will stop at nothing to find out what happened to her mother. Readers will love this first book in what promises to be an exciting, thrilling mystery series." -- VOYA
"An amazing book." -- The Guardian