Dark Memories (The Phantom Diaries, #2) (2 page)

Her characters were original in
their owns
ways but still stayed true with their classic predecessors. The phantom by far and away was of course my favorite character, but I must admit that the sweet and innocent Chase also gave him a run for his money. I couldn't blame Annette for not being able to decide between them half the time when I couldn't figure out how I could love one the one minute and the other the next. I was flitting back and forth all the time. Annette was a wonderful character to follow and her diary entries were fascinating to read.

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Kailin's
work! The Phantom Diaries is considered YA but I recommend it for older teens because there are a few suggestive areas. I didn't have an issue with it but I'm an adult YA reader. (I know there are a lot of us!)

I love the way the author writes about her characters. She gives you enough to get a feel for them but not
to
much where you get tired of hearing about them. She always creates real and flawed characters. The only problem I had was that I thought the main character's speech was a little to "
refined
" for her hometown LOL! (
and
I can say this because I'm from around the area) Other than that I totally enjoyed ALL the characters.

The storyline is great; being based on hauntings of the
Phantom of The Opera
in a teenage/contemporary world made for good reading. Overall, I really enjoyed it and can't wait for book 2!

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dark
memories

The Phantom Diaries:
 
Book 2

kailin
gow

Prologue

Eric’s Journal

Décembre 23 2009

Mon Journal,

It is difficult to comprehend how my years on earth have brought me to this point.
 
Kristine, the woman who drove me mad, almost to the verge of pure insanity, over a century ago and thousands of miles away in
Paris
has returned to taunt me.
 
Between her irresistible beauty, her practiced charm and burning passion, she’d drawn me into her web of greed and deceit.
 
So weak was I when in her presence that I’d even considered killing a man, Rupert Aragon, for her.

How I ever managed to find a thread of sanity that kept me from going through with the deed, I’ll never know, but will forever be thankful.
 
However, Kristine’s anger at my refusal to obey her commands nonetheless pushed her to ruin me when she’d tried to have me framed for the attempted murder of Rupert.

I thought I had found solace and peace here in
New York
.
 
Far from
Paris
, my life was lonely, but free from the scandals of my past.

Why was she here now?
 
Why had she returned to torment me?
 
And in the worse possible way; in the body of my sweet and cherished Annette Binoche.

My love for Annette has grown beyond measure and I fear it is that love that has allowed Kristine to take hold of Annette’s being.

The days I spent, so long ago, haunting the
Paris
Opera House as its famed Phantom had finally been put behind me. The hideous scars I’ve carried for over a century have finally faded, yet Kristine seems determined to undermine the life I’ve finally made for myself.

Forgive me, my sweet Annette, for having allowed this to happen to you.
 
I should have questioned your sudden appearance at the Met, your uncanny resemblance to Kristine and the odd happenings that so shook up this New York opera house as I had once shook up the opera house of Paris.

My naiveté and desire to love again blinded me to the possible treachery Kristine was capable of.
 
Never would I have guessed that her dabbling in magical potions would allow her the powers she now possesses.

Though I must not succumb to her powers of passion, I know Kristine will do everything she can to seduce me.
 
Surely she realized last night how close she came to succeeding.
 
My lips had tasted hers, my body had pressed against the length of hers with a need so strong I could barely contain it.
 
The temptation was great and it took every ounce of will not to surrender to the enticing combination of Kristine’s wanton desire and Annette’s innocent charm.

I will not allow her to win, my love, of that I can assure you.
 
I will keep her here in my home, under my guard and under my constant surveillance until I can find a way to break whatever spell she has conjured.
 
To my dying day I will fight to rid Kristine of the hold she has on you.

Chapter 1

I awoke disoriented and confused. My back and legs ached from the odd position my body had adopted on the easy chair I’d chosen to sleep on.
 
My eyes opened to the sight of Annette and for a brief moment I forgot that it was actually Kristine who now controlled her.
 
The thought of Annette trapped in her own body tore me apart and I’d not the slightest idea how to save her. My heart sank with the realization.
 
Outplaying someone as devious and evil as Kristine was going to be a challenge; one I could only hope I had the strength, power and cunning to overcome.

Kristine harbored such anger and hate for me, she carried it to her grave, dooming herself to an afterlife of exacting revenge. I must diffuse this anger. I must make peace with her for Annette’s sake. I bit my lip. As much as I wanted to destroy her, wring her neck for the pain she was causing Annette, I must withhold my anger. I must be kind to her. She would never expect it. I must kill her with it. She would expect me to lash out at her in anger and hate, let Annette see the ugly monstrous side of what a man who was pushed to the brink of emotional despair is capable of, rather than the good in him. Kristine relished in bringing out the worse in men, while Annette brought out the best.