by Kiki Sullivan
Balzer + Bray
September 2014
This was one of the most entertaining young adult fiction I've read in a while. Ghosts and queens and voodoo and a peculiarly protected town in rural Louisiana. Great read.
What's different about this book
Eveny is a normal teen, except that on her seventeenth birthday she moves back home to Carrefour to find she is one of a trio of queens who exercise powers in ways that are typically self-centered teendom. Eveny stands for what's right and social justice, though she has to learn to use her powers maturely. There's a very nice romance to the story, and suspenseful moments when death is only seconds away. A nice touch of spookiness in that suspense as well.
What I'll do now that I've read it
This book begs to be book-talked to my teen library patrons, both to guys and gals. And the adult readers are going to enjoy this too. A strong, masterful tale that moves steadily, doesn't bog down while handling drama and teen relationships and magic. i'm disappointed the book appears available only in paperback, because my patrons are going to read this to shreds. Great stuff, even if it does leave an opening for stories to follow.
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