Language: G (0 swears, 0 ‘f’); Mature Content: PG (married relations, undescribed); Violence: PG-13 (murders)
BUYING ADVISORY: HS - OPTIONAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
Hetty and her husband Benji used their magic skills to first escape their slavery in the South and helped others escape as conductors on the Underground Railroad. Now, after the War, they live in Philadelphia. When one of their friends is brutally murdered, Hetty and Benji are determined to find the culprit. As they search, however, they unlock secrets that are perhaps best left hidden. They also find out who their real friends, and real loves, are.
Glover weaves in so much, that is hard to describe the narrative well. There is Black magic – sorcery, and magic for whites – celestial, which uses wands. Though I was presented this as a YA book, it really is for adult readers – Hetty and Benji are married, there are no teenagers in the book. It is, however appropriate for YA, content-wise. Just for older students. All of the main characters and most of the secondary characters are Black.
Cindy, Library Teacher, MLS
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