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Title details for Destiny by Gillian Shields - Available

Destiny

#4 in series

by Gillian Shields
Emily Durante
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Everything is connected. We weave in and out of one another's lives, like circles within circles, and everything is for a purpose.

Helen has always been the ""crazy"" one among the girls of Wyldcliffe, scarred by her bleak past and her troubled relationship with her mother, the former headmistress and leader of the Wyldcliffe coven, Mrs. Hartle.

But Miss Scratton promised Helen that a love ""beyond the confines of this world"" is waiting for her. Could this be Lynton, the mysterious music student who visits Wyldcliffe for his lessons? And what about the brooch her mother gave her—what can the Seal reveal about Helen's past and future?

Now that Miss Scratton is gone, life at Wyldcliffe takes an even darker turn. An unexpected threat arrives in the form of a new high master, whom Helen remembers from her unhappy childhood. Can Helen, Evie, and Sarah finally overcome Wyldcliffe's darkness? Will Lady Agnes come to their aid? And what sacrifices must they make to fulfill their destiny?

Destiny is the stunning conclusion to this gripping series about sisterhood, the circles of time, and love.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Immortal

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    July 31, 2012

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780062132789
      • File size: 242720 KB
      • Duration: 08:25:39

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 5.7
    • Interest Level: 9-12(UG)
    • Text Difficulty: 4

  • Reviews

    • Kirkus

      June 1, 2012
      The fourth entry in this pure-gothic series continues to hit all the cliches of the genre as hard as possible. The Sisters of the Mystic Way, Helen, Evie and Sarah, along with their ghostly cohort, Agnes, still practice their supernatural skills at the Wyldcliffe Abbey School for Young Ladies, located, of course, on the English moors. This book focuses on the perpetually depressed Helen as she agonizes her way through her diary. The abusive, evil Dr. Franzen, who has taken over Wyldcliffe as headmaster, taught Helen to hate herself in the orphanage he ran. After 200 pages of Helen's self-loathing, readers may agree with her assessment. Meanwhile, because you can't keep an evil priestess down, the girls continue to battle their longtime foe, Helen's mother, Celia Hartle, thought vanquished in the previous book. This does appear to be the final showdown with Celia, but, alas, the story still leaves one villain undefeated. As usual, the eye-rolling dialogue and writing remain all melodrama all the time. Clearly, Shields chooses to write this genre to the hilt. She has her fan base and gives them what they want, all the way, at a dime-store romance level. For fans only. (Paranormal suspense. 12 & up)

      COPYRIGHT(2012) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

    • The Horn Book

      January 1, 2013
      Depressed, withdrawn Helen is the focus here after several entries ([cf2]Immortal[cf1]; [cf2]Betrayal[cf1]; [cf2]Eternal[cf1]) starring her "sisters" in elemental magic. Helen's secret visits to her imprisoned antagonist mother endanger the academy, but powerful magic and self-sacrifice save the day. Given the friends' closeness in previous books, Helens general furtiveness seems unsupported and unlikely--as does the sudden revelation of her angelic destiny.

      (Copyright 2013 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:5.7
  • Interest Level:9-12(UG)
  • Text Difficulty:4

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