![]() Some of the writing was a little overdone, especially when it came to Rue's feelings about her Dad. ![]() I thought that change was great and hope more authors do this. Instead, the timeline was split, with Rue having been in New Ghizon for a year when the book starts. It wasn't the traditional timeline (girl is regular, girl finds magic, girl goes to magical place, girl has epic battle and maybe a boyfriend, girl triumphs). Trying to remain strong when a good cry is the only remedy was relatable and I'm glad the author included that theme in the novel. I really felt the burdens Rue had on her shoulders, burdens she did not have to carry on her own, as Black women often do. Especially being the oldest and feeling responsible for EVERYTHING. Although I did not grow up like Rue, so many of the things she and her neighbors went through are still very relevant to me. Her desire to see her sister again starts a chain of events that lead Rue to the truth about her neighborhood and New Ghizon.įor the most part, I really enjoyed this book and, as I've said about other YA books with Black protagonists, I really wish I had a book like this to read when I was a teenager. Rue, whose father takes her to New Ghizon, a place of magic, risks everything to get back. ![]() Rue is trying to get back to see her sister, Tasha, who was left in Houston after their mother's death. Elle's debut fantasy novel, readers are taken on a journey that is both fantastical and relevant to today's climate. ![]()
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