From the bestselling author of Weetzie Bat comes a fantasy adventure.

Siblings Calliope and Rafe, along with Dionisio and Paul, are Ecstasia—the most popular band in Elysia, a city of jewels and feathers, of magic and music, where the only crime isMore From the bestselling author of Weetzie Bat comes a fantasy adventure.

Siblings Calliope and Rafe, along with Dionisio and Paul, are Ecstasia—the most popular band in Elysia, a city of jewels and feathers, of magic and music, where the only crime is growing old. Then Calliope’s visions take her to Under, where the Old Ones go to die, and where her parents had vanished long ago. Rafe joins her there, in search of the Doctor, who can bring back the dead to ease their loved ones’ broken hearts. And that is when rapture turns to nightmare. Less

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Tasia rated it it was amazing

almost 3 years ago

Lush language, that seductive grandeur of an artificial lifestyle… I just couldn't get enough. It was perfection and utter terror.

But, the most important part of this read was, for me, the question of whether or not you would sink yourself into hell just to see a deceased. Read full review

Margaryta rated it it was amazing

almost 4 years ago

What made me pick this up was actually the cover. A girl at a masquerade ball looking at someone had grabbed my interest and after reading the back of the book I knew I had to buy it.

No regret came from my decision. The book was very promising and the author had fullfille. Read full review

Bitsy rated it really liked it

over 7 years ago

Elysia is a city that is a carnival of light, sparkle, shimmer and joy. Sweet candy, hot house flowers, music, bars, clubs, circuses and carousels all make up this fun house city of youth and excitement. But, to stay in it you must pay the price. Only the young may stay a. Read full review

Swankivy rated it it was amazing

almost 9 years ago

Ecstasia: Now, finally, it's available in the re-issued paperback! In a carnival-town called Elysia, the band Ecstasia lives its enchanted life. Calliope, Rafe, Paul, and Dionisio are the members, each with his or her own story. Though they were born in the desert, siblin. Read full review

Karen Wapinski rated it it was amazing

almost 5 years ago

This is one of the oddest of FLB I've read but I really liked it. It's a fantastical resetting of many Greek myths, taking the name of the crux of the myth and twisting it to this new setting.
This is basically a world of glamour and beauty where the elderly and ugly are. Read full review

Stella rated it liked it

over 5 years ago

My feelings on this book are mixed. I enjoyed the characters, the threading of classic greek myths, and some of the imagery/metaphorical language very much. Fans of Ms. Block will find much more of her whimsical prose and fantastic imagination to enjoy. However the book f. Read full review

Cherita rated it really liked it

over 5 years ago

I wish more modern YA in the SF/F genre was more like this. *sigh*

It wasn't a perfect book -- I didn't mind the dreamy quality (which, admittedly, was more dreamy and disjointed than I remembered), and there were things that could've been better fleshed out and I skipp. Read full review

Laurie rated it liked it

over 9 years ago

This was the first book of a two parter, and I read it second. Opps.
Kind of an interesting experience though. I liked the characters of this one much better, and found the fluff more palatable.
Still, I wouldn't recommend this to anyone who wasn't already a big fan of the. Read full review

Isabelle rated it it was amazing

over 8 years ago

another good book. really sexy and colorful. i LOVED it