Human Jude (whose brown hair curls and whose skin color is never described) both hates and loves Madoc, whose murderous nature is true to his Faerie self and who in his way loves her. Jude-broken, rebuilt, fueled by anger and a sense of powerlessness-has never recovered from watching her adoptive Faerie father murder her parents. There’s not much plot here, but readers will relish the opportunity to climb inside Autumn’s head.īlack is back with another dark tale of Faerie, this one set in Faerie and launching a new trilogy. Even secondary characters are well-rounded, with their own histories and motivations. Autumn’s coming-of-age is sensitively chronicled, with a wide range of experiences and events shaping her character. But on August 8, everything changes, and Autumn has to rely on all her strength to move on. In the summer after graduation, Autumn and Finny reconnect and are finally ready to be more than friends. Growing up, Autumn and Finny were like peas in a pod despite their differences: Autumn is “quirky and odd,” while Finny is “sweet and shy and everyone like him.” But in eighth grade, Autumn and Finny stop being friends due to an unexpected kiss. They drift apart and find new friends, but their friendship keeps asserting itself at parties, shared holiday gatherings and random encounters. The finely drawn characters capture readers’ attention in this debut.Īutumn and Phineas, nicknamed Finny, were born a week apart their mothers are still best friends. Revitalizing and exciting, Brown’s debut breathes life into ancient but still relevant folk stories. Matrilineal heritage dictates who rules in Ziran, a place where peripheral queer representation is accepted and celebrated. Still, the story never feels rushed or underdeveloped, and her exceptionally well-built world is infused with North and West African tricksters, naming conventions, and religious traditions. There’s no time for readers to catch their breath as Brown’s complex plot winds and races from beginning to end. After tangling with a malevolent spirit, Malik finds himself promising to kill Karina in order to save the life of his little sister.
He travels with his two sisters seeking work during the festival of Solstasia, a celebration that happens every 50 years and ushers in a new age of leadership under one of the patron deities. Brooding, light brown–skinned Malik is a refugee from the mountain territories of Eshra, where his family is oppressed by Zirani occupation. After losing her sister and father to a mysterious fire, then her mother to an assassin, Karina is desperate to resurrect a suitable ruler for Ziran-even if that means taking a dark path into necromancy. Seventeen-year-old, silver-haired, dark brown–skinned Karina is the reluctant crown princess of Ziran. Two teens, destined to destroy each other, are caught up in romance, palace intrigue, and magic.
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