Tainted
by:
Julie Kenner (author)
View our feature on Julie Kenner’s Tainted. Lily Carlyle has lied, cheated, and stolen her way through life. But in death, she'll really get to be bad... When her little sister is brutalized, a vengeful Lily determines to exact her own justice. She succeeds at the cost of her own life, but as...
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View our feature on Julie Kenner’s Tainted. Lily Carlyle has lied, cheated, and stolen her way through life. But in death, she'll really get to be bad... When her little sister is brutalized, a vengeful Lily determines to exact her own justice. She succeeds at the cost of her own life, but as she lies dying, she is given a second chance. Lily can earn her way into Paradise by becoming an assassin for the forces of good. It's the job Lily believes she can really get into--but she doesn't realize that she may not be able to get out. Read Julie Kenner's posts on the Penguin Blog.
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780441017843 (0441017843)
ASIN: 441017843
Publish date: October 27th 2009
Publisher: Ace
Pages no: 320
Edition language: English
Series: The Blood Lily Chronicles (#1)
Lily Carlyle has had a very hard life. Her mother died when she was on 14 years old, leaving her with a little sister to take care of and a drunken stepfather who quickly became to loss in his grief to be of any real help. Lily made a promise to her little sister Rose that she would always keep he...
I love it. Full of twists and turns. Kept me guessing to the end.
Couldn't finish. When somebody ignores their gut/instincts/superiors that much, they should be the villain - not the heroine. Lily should have died in training. The End.
At first glance, Tainted may not seem to stand apart from other urban fantasies. Tough chick fighting demons to save the world is hardly a new or thrilling storyline. However, Tainted gives the reader a lot more than a familiar story.For one, Julie Kenner's writing is riveting. It keeps you sucked i...
This is the first book in the Blood Lily Chronicles and I know that I will be picking up the second one. This book has sat on my shelf for a few months and I think I kept passing it by, for its somewhat cheesy cover. But I am glad that I picked the book up, it was a good easy read, that was action p...