The Astrologer's Daughter by Rebecca Lim

But when tragedy strikes, it will take all of Wen's resilience and resourcefulness to get herself and Henry through the storm that follows. Wen and her friend, Henry Xiao - whose mum and dad are also struggling immigrants - both dream of escape from their unhappy circumstances, and form a plan to sit an entrance exam to a selective high school far from home.

Wen Zhou is the daughter and only child of Chinese immigrants whose move to the lucky country has proven to be not so lucky. That my life won't even start, and that I'll be stuck like this forever. 'I am 85% sure Rebecca Lim is not of this world.WINNER of 2022 CBCA Book of the Year: Older ReadersWhat I feel most days is that nothing is ever going to change. 'Rebecca Lim has crafted a tense and eerie tale, complete with a demanding ghostly apparition and a stirring romance.' - Readings 'Afterlight has all the ingredients that make up an enthralling read.For those who just like an exciting read that pulls at the heartstrings and ensures some terrifying moments, Lim has ensured that the action is fast paced and the characters are really believable.' - ReadPlus 'Lim's murder mystery is much more than its tightly constructed plot, with rich character development, intriguing concepts about the afterlife, and profound depictions of grief.But it's Sophie's narrative tone that stays with the reader this courageous and believably flawed outcast is a memorable heroine.' - Booklist Her insistent focus on murders of people at society's fringes and the ability of teen girls to right truly foul injustices are both most welcome.Readers will hold out hope for a second installment set in Lim's richly imagined world.' - Kirkus 'As in her triumphant The Astrologer's Daughter, Lim carefully unspools her tightly plotted fantastical mystery with a reluctant, socially maladroit heroine and an unlikely partner at the center. But dealing with the dead might just involve the greatest sacrifice of all.ĭark, thrilling and unrelentingly eerie, Afterlight will take you deep into the heart of a dangerous love story, revealing the otherworldly-and deadly-pull of past wrongs that only the living can put right. There are loose ends that Eve needs Sophie to tie up.

That's until Eve, a beautiful ghost in black, starts making terrifying nightly appearances, wanting Sophie to be her hands, eyes and go-to girl. Since her parents died in a freak motorbike accident, Sophie Teague's life has fallen apart.īut she's just enrolled at a new high school, hoping for a fresh start.

From the acclaimed, internationally bestselling author of the Mercy series and The Astrologer's Daughter comes a chilling ghost story linked to the compelling Mercy universe.

The Astrologer's Daughter by Rebecca Lim