The Phantom Diaries by Kailin Gow
Reading level: Young Adult Paperback: 220 pages Publisher: the EDGE; 1st edition (May 31, 2010) Book summary: What happens to the Phantom after the tragedy at the Paris Opera House is the basis for this fantastic tale of The Phantom Diaries , loosely based on Gaston Leroux's classic, The Phantom of the Opera, but with a new tale and a modern twist. This new series for older teens and young adults is told through the eyes of 18 year-old Annette Binoche, who lands a job at the New York Metropolitan Opera House as a seamstress' assistant only to become the lead singer of the Opera House, with the help of the mysterious, yet highly-seductive Phantom. My review: The Phantom of the Opera is a classic novel and popular musical. This summer the ReaderGirls watched the movie version with Emmy Rossum and Gerard Butler which we loved. We hummed the songs for days. When I received The Phantom Diaries I spent the evening caught up in this new version of a story I have come to lo