City of Secrets by Mary Hoffman
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City of Secrets is the fourth book in Mary Hoffman’s Stravaganza series, but by this stage they’re wearing a little thin. They’re still very well written, but the freshness and originality of the first couple of books are long gone and what’s left is just formulaic.
The concept itself is great and somewhat reminiscent of C.S. Lewis’ The Chronicles of Narnia.
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