Our Crooked Hearts

ISBN-13: 9781250862204 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 352 str.

Melissa Albert

Opis

The New York Times bestselling author of The Hazel Wood returns with a darkly gripping, contemporary fantasy full of secrets, lies, mystery, and witchcraft

The suburbs, right now . . .
Ivy's summer break kicks off with an accident, a punishment, and a mystery: a stranger whose appearance in the middle of the road, in the middle of the night, heralds a string of increasingly unsettling events. As the days pass, Ivy grapples with eerie offerings, corroded memories, and a burning question: What if there's more to her mother than meets the eye?

The city, back then . . .
Dana has always been perceptive. And the summer she turns sixteen, with the help of her best friend and an ambitious older girl, her gifts bloom into a heady fling with the supernatural. As the trio's aspirations darken, they find themselves speeding toward a violent breaking point.

Years after it began, Ivy and Dana's shared story will come down to a reckoning among a daughter, a mother, and the dark forces they never should've messed with.

Recenzje

Named a best book of the year by Booklist, School Library Journal, New York Public Library, Shelf Awareness, The Bulletin, Amazon, and more!

"Like a puzzle box that somehow contains a more interesting version of The Craft. . . . It all boils down to the roiling cauldron of mother/daughter issues at the core of this story, and the twisting mystery of it all is very satisfying to unravel. All that plus teen witches-what more could you ask for?" -NPR.org (Best New Book of Summer)

"This atmospheric, powerful YA fantasy is crammed with secrets, lies, and ferociously good writing." -The Guardian (Best New Children's Book)

"A tale both spellbinding and binge-worthy." -Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Albert's fast-paced storytelling is both thrilling and accessible. . . . Teens who enjoy drama, secrets, romance, and mysteries with a twist of magic will love this one." -SLJ (starred review)

"Vivid prose pairs effortlessly with an engaging slow-burn mystery in this eerie, dual-timeline thriller." -Shelf Awareness (starred review)

"Haunting and beautiful, full of messy girls drunk on messier magic and told with electric prose brimming with sharp metaphors." -The Bulletin (starred review, Blue Ribbon title)

"This is a novel that will be devoured as well as savored. It takes risks and, magically, succeeds." -Booklist (starred review)

"Riveting, creepy, and utterly bewitching; do not miss this one." -Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"Sublimely creepy." -PopSugar

"This exquisitely written, skillfully plotted page-turner offers gripping suspense, unsettling scenes of magic unleashed, and a surprising love story." -The Buffalo News

"In this paranormal young adult mystery, Albert creates a lyrical and creepy atmosphere that sucks you deep within the pages of the story." -BuzzFeed (Best New Book of June)

"Every line reads like an incantation, and the result is a book pulsing with magic, one that holds the reader firmly under its spell." -V. E. Schwab, author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

"A riveting story that grips you like a spell until you're too deep to emerge unscathed." -Angeline Boulley, author of Firekeeper's Daughter

"A truly masterful tale, Our Crooked Hearts comes with all the trappings of a classic: immaculate prose, a parallel generational story for the ages, and chills when you least expect them." -David Arnold, author of The Strange Fascinations of Noah Hypnotik

"Pulses with a bold, beguiling magic that feels brand new and classic at the same time. I couldn't put it down." -Karen McManus, author of One of Us Is Lying

"I loved it. No one combines magic, darkness, and the realities of being a woman the way Melissa Albert does." -Kristin Cashore, author of the Graceling Realm series

"Our Crooked Hearts feels like a freshly spun secret; electric, dangerous-and impossible to keep to yourself." -Courtney Summers, author of Sadie

"Our Crooked Hearts is Melissa Albert at her very best; a sharp explosion of a book that's taut, haunting, and potent as a witch's brew." -Krystal Sutherland, author of House of Hollow

"Melissa Albert's signature storytelling is once again pure sorcery. This book has everything I love: girls with tremendous power at their fingertips, mothers with unforgivable secrets, horrors left on the doorstep, and writing that sings and stuns." -Nova Ren Suma, author of A Room Away from the Wolves

Named to YALSA's Best Fiction for Young Adults and Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers Lists

O autorze

Melissa Albert is the New York Times and indie bestselling author of the Hazel Wood series (The Hazel Wood, The Night Country, Tales from the Hinterland) and a former bookseller and YA lit blogger. Her work has been translated into more than twenty languages and included in the New York Times list of Notable Children's Books. She lives in Brooklyn with her family.