The spellbinding tale of six queer witches forging their own paths, shrouded in the mist, magic, and secrets of the ancient California redwoods. Danny didn't know what she was looking for when she and her mother spread out a map of the United States and Danny put her finger down on Tempest, California. What she finds are the Grays: a group of friends who throw around terms like queer and witch like they're ordinary and everyday, though they feel like an earthquake to Danny. But Danny didn't just find the Grays. They cast a spell that calls her halfway across the country, because she has something they need: she can bring back Imogen, the most powerful of the Grays, missing since the summer night she wandered into the woods alone. But before Danny can find Imogen, she finds a dead boy with a redwood branch through his heart. Something is very wrong amid the trees and fog of the Lost Coast, and whatever it is, it can kill. Lush, eerie, and imaginative, Amy Rose Capetta's tale overflows with the perils and power of discovery — and what it means to find your home, yourself, and your way forward.
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02.75 Stars
This book was . . . weird.
A+++ for diversity, queerness, and all things body positivity.
However, the writing style just did not mesh with me. I COMPLETELY get why people are loving this book but the time frame jumped around so much and it was just like a blur to me. The first half of the book was the worst but I did really start to enjoy it in the last half.
I didn't feel like this was as dark or mysterious as it was sold to me originally. I mean, yeah, some bad shit happened but it happened off page so it didn't hit you the way things do when it's on the page.
The characters were ok. I feel like most of them weren't really developed enough for me to have a full idea of who they are or why. I didn't dislike any of them, but I didn't love them either.
Overall I felt this was just an OK book for me. Again, I can see why some people like it but for a lot of it (especially in the first half) I just felt lost.
I received an eARC of this novel from Netgalley in exchange for my honest review.
0Written like a river, gliding slowly but smoothly; like the rings of a redwood tree, going round in circles to tell a story not bound by linear time; like a smothering cold fog slowly lifting to reveal the way forward.
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