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A Thousand Faces #2
A Million Shadows
Read the followup to the book Brandon Sanderson called "Hands down one of my favorite novels of the year."
Sixteen-year-old Jory escaped from the shifters who killed her father, but her life is far from returning to normal--even by the standards of a shape-shifting spy. Jory’s mother is covering her pain with prescription drugs, leaving Jory alone to hide them both from the murderous shifters who are still hot on their tail.
When Jory’s mom lands herself in the hospital, Jory thinks things can’t get any worse. Then she receives an offer from her boyfriend’s mother, Aida--help her track down the man who betrayed them all, and Aida will make sure Jory’s mother stays hidden and safe. There’s just one the man they’re hunting is responsible for her father’s death--and Jory knows Aida means to protect him.
It’s an offer Jory can’t afford to refuse. As she circles closer to her mark, Jory knows she’s playing a game of cat and mouse, but she can’t be sure if she’s the predator or the prey. Before she risks the lives of more people she loves, Jory must decide which of the many dangerous people in her life she’s going to trust.
And who she is going to betray.
Other Praise for the A THOUSAND FACES
"A Thousand Faces is a well-plotted race of a story with fantastic world building. A paranormal Mission Impossible for teens, Jory's world and story are so meticulously parsed together they make you want to look twice at every face you see on the street." -- Aprilynne Pike, #1 NYT bestselling author of the Wings series
"A Thousand Faces is one of those rare books that can include heartbreaking and swoon-worthy romance and equally skillful action and suspense. It's a terrific novel." -Robison Wells, author of the Blackout series
"A THOUSAND FACES is the YA thriller I've been waiting a fantastic, troubled heroine, struggling with an incredible power she only barely controls, trapped in a web of supernatural espionage where she can't trust anyone. The pace is quick, the intrigue is devious, and the magic is absolutely fascinating. A brilliant combination of romance, science fiction, and the supernatural." -Dan Wells, author of the Partials Series
Sixteen-year-old Jory escaped from the shifters who killed her father, but her life is far from returning to normal--even by the standards of a shape-shifting spy. Jory’s mother is covering her pain with prescription drugs, leaving Jory alone to hide them both from the murderous shifters who are still hot on their tail.
When Jory’s mom lands herself in the hospital, Jory thinks things can’t get any worse. Then she receives an offer from her boyfriend’s mother, Aida--help her track down the man who betrayed them all, and Aida will make sure Jory’s mother stays hidden and safe. There’s just one the man they’re hunting is responsible for her father’s death--and Jory knows Aida means to protect him.
It’s an offer Jory can’t afford to refuse. As she circles closer to her mark, Jory knows she’s playing a game of cat and mouse, but she can’t be sure if she’s the predator or the prey. Before she risks the lives of more people she loves, Jory must decide which of the many dangerous people in her life she’s going to trust.
And who she is going to betray.
Other Praise for the A THOUSAND FACES
"A Thousand Faces is a well-plotted race of a story with fantastic world building. A paranormal Mission Impossible for teens, Jory's world and story are so meticulously parsed together they make you want to look twice at every face you see on the street." -- Aprilynne Pike, #1 NYT bestselling author of the Wings series
"A Thousand Faces is one of those rare books that can include heartbreaking and swoon-worthy romance and equally skillful action and suspense. It's a terrific novel." -Robison Wells, author of the Blackout series
"A THOUSAND FACES is the YA thriller I've been waiting a fantastic, troubled heroine, struggling with an incredible power she only barely controls, trapped in a web of supernatural espionage where she can't trust anyone. The pace is quick, the intrigue is devious, and the magic is absolutely fascinating. A brilliant combination of romance, science fiction, and the supernatural." -Dan Wells, author of the Partials Series
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Janci Patterson
57 books251 followersJanci Patterson writes fantasy, science fiction, and contemporary young adult novels. Janci lives in Orem, Utah, with her husband, Drew Olds, and their children. Janci's first science fiction novel, A Thousand Faces, is available for free from all e-book vendors. Visit Janci at her website, www.jancipatterson.com, to join her reader's group for access to another free novel, her middle grade Searching for Super, only available there.
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Displaying 1 - 11 of 11 reviews
March 30, 2018
More of the same, I didn't feel like there was anything substantially different or improved in this book, which is fine if that is what you are looking for. The novels aren't particularly stand-alone so this one definitely begs the next one.
I do find it more and more of a stretch on credulity that two horny young teenagers can kiss long and hard, hold hands constantly, and even sleep in the same bed while on the run, but remain celibate. Also, the villains lack much nuance. In this book, you are either good (really good) or bad. If you're good, you try not to steal, get a steady job, never harm anyone, etc. If you're bad, then you murder, maim, and stop at nothing to get your way. Once again, the motivations seems a bit thin to me. Notwithstanding, they are quick enough of reads to go ahead with the third.
I do find it more and more of a stretch on credulity that two horny young teenagers can kiss long and hard, hold hands constantly, and even sleep in the same bed while on the run, but remain celibate. Also, the villains lack much nuance. In this book, you are either good (really good) or bad. If you're good, you try not to steal, get a steady job, never harm anyone, etc. If you're bad, then you murder, maim, and stop at nothing to get your way. Once again, the motivations seems a bit thin to me. Notwithstanding, they are quick enough of reads to go ahead with the third.
January 2, 2020
Janci Patterson ratchets up the tension in the first few pages and never relaxes it. Be sure you have an abundance of adrenaline before beginning this book. The plot is similar to the first tale (running from bad guys) but this time Jory and Khalif try to turn the tables. Complex relationships are beautifully handled in the midst of frank drama. A good thriller.
February 20, 2023
Also 3.5.
Same as the first book.
Same as the first book.
May 25, 2020
I only realised I’d stumbled into a trilogy, and this is book 2, AFTER I’d finished. Doh! Now it makes sense, I’d struggled all the way through to join up the dots. For me, there was just so much detail, and yet not so much plot. A massive part of the book concerned itself with the ‘how’ not to get caught, yet that still happened, with an excellent twist to the end. I wish I’d read book 1 first, and I still want to get book 3, I get the feeling that all the explanations have happened now, and we’ll get to the good stuff in book 3. The primary theme is a clever one, and it necessarily takes paranoia to a level I’ve not encountered before in fiction. Even though it feels like not a tremendous amount of things happened, and the story probably takes course over less than a week, there’s still a feeling of speed, stuff coming at the reader rapid-fire.
December 15, 2019
Jory is trying to help her mother but sill has toworry about Auda and Mel finding them. Only with her friend Kalif can she feel comfortable. Her mother overdoses on drugs and has to go to the hospital but Kalif's mother said she would help to heelp Jory's mother safe if she could eb trusted.. They need to find Mel before he finds them she have to constantly look over their shoulders. a book well worth reading buth a lot of action and suspense.
June 25, 2018
Great follow up - extra angst in this one, but typical of the middle book in a series and sets up the next one well. Being in the mind of Jory is a bit tedious sometimes, but first person makes the most sense in a world where anyone can be anybody.
November 17, 2020
A continuation of the previous book in the series. Strange to image shifting personas, but that is this story. The kids are trying to stop running, but everything pulls them away from that conclusion. It's a shifting trail with unfinished business.
January 24, 2024
A Million Shadows (A Thousand Faces Book 2)
I loved this series, it had exciting moments in this story. This is the second book in the series,and I can't wait to read the 3rd book in this series.
I loved this series, it had exciting moments in this story. This is the second book in the series,and I can't wait to read the 3rd book in this series.
February 20, 2019
Good. Hard to put down
The book engages me from the first through the last.
I recommend it to any that want a good story and don't mind if it's
Not wildly sophisticated
The book engages me from the first through the last.
I recommend it to any that want a good story and don't mind if it's
Not wildly sophisticated
April 29, 2020
A million Shadows is a very nice mystery spy book using characters that can change their appearance. It was a fun book to read and loved the ending.
March 17, 2022
I didn't enjoy this one as much as the first.... It was a little too angsty for my mood. but I'll still read the last one.
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