Book source ~ Gifted
Michael Thomas Ford ~ Author
Staven Andersen ~ Illustrator
1 October 2016
Fantasy | Young Adult | LGBT
280 Pages
My Rating ~ 4 bites and a nibble
On the morning of her
thirteenth birthday Lily touched her father and saw his death. Thinking it was a
bad dream, she realizes it’s a curse when he dies that very day. Her mother
whisks her away from the village she grew up in to the outside world that doesn’t
have any magic. Joining a traveling tent revival the evangelical preacher uses
Lily’s gift for his own gain. In the meantime, Baba Yaga has taken an interest
in Lily. Which is surely not a good thing. How will Lily get back to the only
place she loved, rescue the girl she’s falling in love with, and complete the
quest Baba Yaga has given her?
This is a fascinating
tale about Baba Yaga and a girl who can see death. Strange and compelling I
couldn’t help but drop into the story and stay there to cheer Lily on to a
satisfactory conclusion. It defies pigeon-holing and crosses several genre
lines. It’s young adult, fantasy, horror, and LGBT. Plus, it’s illustrated! This
is my first read of Michael Thomas Ford and I look forward to delving into more
of his works.
Baba Yaga! This sounds interesting as it has several of my catnips.
ReplyDeleteOh, she is just da bomb in this!
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