The Skeleton Key -By Tara Moss

The third book in the Pandora English series, 'the skeleton key' is a YA fantasy novel set in the glittery world of New York. 

On number 1 Adams avenue (if you didn't know author Tara Moss is a giant Adams family fan and love to include little names from the series in her own series), Pandora's great- aunt Celia's apartment occupies the penthouse of the giant gothic structure that is number 1 Adams avenue. 

Pandora is special, she is the seventh daughter of the seventh daughter and with the army of the dead approaching, Pandora must find out how she is supposed to stop the army of the dead from destroying New York. 

With Pandora finding the sword that will allow her spirit guide, Lieutenant Luke to materialise in solid form the night of the full moon. She will finally be able to go out on a date with the guy who is quickly becoming her safety. Only something horrible happens and it causes him to disappear. And its only when she finally meets Dr. Edmund Barrett, the scientist who experimented with necromancy, she uncovers a plot to not only raise the dead but a passanger who is hell bent on killing both Pandora and her great aunt.

I love the creativity behind Moss' book. The word vampire is used so frequently amongst many fantasy novels, Tara was creative enough to change their name to Sanguine. Her written language is phenomenal and it makes for such an interesting book with so many twists and turns. I was constantly guessing what was next. Her characters are really well developed and easy to connect with.

Most importantly, i loved the uniqueness of this story. There are many YA fantasy novel's centring around vampires, werewolves and ghosts (which i actually found super scary by the way), but i loved how all of this was mixed in with the New York fashion scene. It made for an interesting storyline, and a comical take on many aspects of the fashion world. 

I highly highly recommend this book. I could not put it down, and i cannot wait to read the next 

instalment: the cobra queen. 

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Happy reading.