Genre: Adult Urban Fantasy
Menagerie Series, Book 1
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Description (taken from Rachel Vincent's website):
When Delilah Marlow visits a famous traveling carnival, Metzger's Menagerie, she discovers a fierce creature lurking just beneath her human veneer. Captured and put on exhibition, she's forced to "perform" in town after town.
But there is breathtaking beauty behind the seamy and grotesque reality of the carnival. Her handler is as kind as he is cryptic and strong. The other "attractions” are strange, yes, but they share a bond forged by the brutal realities of captivity. And as Delilah struggles for her freedom, and for her fellow menagerie, she'll discover a strength and a purpose she never knew existed.
Delilah lives in a world with paranormal beings. And humans are still recovering from a brutal point in history between themselves and the paranormal. In this world, the paranormal is put on display as creatures in a traveling carnival. And as much as Delilah disagrees with the circumstances, she is still very captivated by it all. That is until she finds out she's not human and the menagerie takes her as an exhibit.
When Delilah is forced into the traveling circus, she finds how lowly people think of the paranormal. And how inhumane they are treated. But as she and her handler try to determine just what she is, they find it's a race of wits and control to get what they want. The menagerie is meant to scare the humans with the paranormal. But what you find behind closed doors makes your heart break.
This book is shrouded in mystery. The cover doesn't give any hints about the book, and the description is as vague as can be. I will admit, I picked up this book because of the author and the title, and I was definitely blown away with what I got. It was so different than what I expected. The best description I can give is it's as if you told your favorite paranormal author to write The Night Circus. Even though these two books are completely different and only have a common theme revolving around a traveling circus. I have no other description for it. But I loved it.
This is a book that didn't deliver on my expectations because my expectations were so off base. I feel like paranormal fans just need to dive into this one and read it. Hopefully, you won't regret it.
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