Language: PG (20 swears, 0 “f”); Mature Content: PG-13 (suicidal ideation, clinical depression, death of two family members, gaslighting); Violence: PG-13 (repeated racial slurs, racial motivated bullying, self-harm)
BUYING ADVISORY: HS - ADVISABLE
AUDIENCE APPEAL: LOW
Whimsy, a black 18yo girl with magic in her bones, meets Faerry, a black Fae boy with wings, at a hospital treatment center for depression. They soon realize that their lives have been entwined before. They get stuck in a magical garden in the forest and have to find their way out again, with the help of some Fairy Tales.
If the premise doesn’t really make sense, it’s because it’s written in verse and the whole thing is one giant metaphor. I thought it was complex, beautiful, and heartbreaking. The ultimate message is you are not alone, even when your mind seems broken, or worse, the villain. There is always a way through. Readers who loved Once Upon a Time or Grimm’s Fairy Tales will get a kick out of all the fantastical allusions in the poetry. It may not appeal to a wide audience, but it will connect with your artsy, literary type readers.
Reviewer: Kiera Beddes, #bookswithbeddes
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment