The other “attractions”-mermaids, minotaurs, gryphons and kelpies-are strange, yes, but they share a bond forged by the brutal realities of captivity. Gallagher, her handler, is as kind as he is cryptic and strong. But there is breathtaking beauty behind the seamy and grotesque reality of the carnival. Captured and put on exhibition, Delilah is stripped of her worldly possessions, including her own name, as she’s forced to “perform” in town after town. But under the macabre circus black-top, she discovers a fierce, sharp-clawed creature lurking just beneath her human veneer. Rachel Vincent Synopsis: In Menagerie by Rachel Vincent, Delilah Marlow visits a famous traveling carnival, Metzger’s Menagerie, and finds she is an ordinary woman in a not-so-ordinary world. If You Like Rachel Vincent Books, You’ll Love… Note: The Stars Never Rise is also titled Masquerade.
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