Magic is nice and all, but Rue would give it all back to have her sister.There are lots of discussions of #TeamJamal, or #TeamJulius. Not only has he not been in the picture for as long as she could remember, but he has taken her away from her hood, from her sister, and from the life she was living. But in typical fashion for someone who feels abandoned, she is not too happy with the father she just met. She had no idea that magic existed, and that she can possess it. Rue is just a girl in her hood, East Row. The cover may be purple/pink and gold but there is something there for everyone. This book is at once YA, but something I would have no problem (and will probably) handing over to my 5th grade nephew.
I have made it to the end and I LOVED it. Rue must embrace her true identity and wield the full magnitude of her ancestors’ power to save her neighborhood before the gods burn it to the ground. Worse still, evidence mounts that the evil plaguing East Row is the same one that lurks in Ghizon-an evil that will stop at nothing until it has stolen everything from her and everyone she loves. And her sister, Tasha, is in danger of falling sway to the very forces that claimed their mother’s life. Miserable and desperate to see her sister on the anniversary of their mother’s death, Rue breaks Ghizon’s sacred Do Not Leave Law and returns to Houston, only to discover that Black kids are being forced into crime and violence. Rue is the only half-god, half-human there, where leaders protect their magical powers at all costs and thrive on human suffering. Rue’s taken from her neighborhood by the father she never knew, forced to leave her little sister behind, and whisked away to Ghizon-a hidden island of magic wielders. But when her mother is shot dead on her doorstep, life for her and her younger sister changes forever. “Make a way out of no way” is just the way of life for Rue. Perfect for fans of Angie Thomas, Tomi Adeyemi, and The Hunger Games! In this riveting, keenly emotional debut fantasy, a Black teen from Houston has her world upended when she learns about her godly ancestry and must save both the human and god worlds. “A remarkable, breathtaking, earthshaking, poetic thrillride.” -Daniel Jo sé Older, New York Times bestselling author of Shadowshaper
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