![]() All gravoirs have a mark on their face that distinguishes them, so Isda grew up loathing the way she looked, envying all the beautiful singers who could stand in the limelight and soak in the applause, while Isda had to lurk in the shadows despite her musical ability and talent.Īs a gravoir, Isda has magical abilities, and through song, she is able to extract elixir from an individual (which is like someone’s life force), as well manipulate memories, the latter something she does every night according to Cyril’s bidding, so that people leave with favourable views of the opera house, carrying with them memories of a fantastic musical experience. Her father figure Cyril found her in a well, where she had been left to die, saved her and raised her in his opera house. ![]() In the place of the phantom is Isda, who was born a gravoir, a magical being that has been hunted out of existence. There may have been some skepticism on whether she could pull it off, but any doubt I had flew out the window the moment I was introduced to the world and characters she created. ![]() I have also read Gaston Leroux’s novel, so you could say I was rather eager to see how this would compare, and what Olson’s spin on it would be. ![]() ![]() Olson’s Sing Me Forgotten is that it’s a YA, gender-swapped version of The Phantom of the Opera, which was enough to tantalize this musical theatre fan. ![]()
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