Language: G (0 swears); Mature
Content: PG13 (Teen kissing, messing around); Violence: PG13 (mild torture).
BUYING
ADVISORY: HS -OPTIONAL
AUDIENCE
APPEAL: LOW
Anna lives in the land of pentacles,
trapped in a tower by her father, the King. Her only friends are the Fool, The
Magician and the Hermit. She spends all her time spinning worlds into
tapestries. When her friends help her to escape, she travels to a new land,
Cups. It seems like paradise, everyone is her age, happy, and carefree. But
things start to go wrong, storms and earthquakes and Anna is blamed. Will Anna
find out her true parentage and being able to hone her latent power before its
too late?
I was definitely drawn to this book
by its cover and topic (coincidentally I was featured in a tarot deck by the amazing cover artist), I think students will be as well. The story itself was kind of
odd and didn’t really mesh well with the tarot concept –in fact, the whole
story could have been sans any tarot references and played out exactly the
same. While the different cards are mentioned as people and places, it seemed
more like an after thought than central to the tenants and outcome of the story. I felt zero connection to Anna -she was kind of dull character. I
didn’t gel with her love triangle. Overall, I could pass on this story, but it
couldn’t hurt to have it at your library.
Reviewer: Stephanie MLS &
Author.
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