This bookish meme tells the blogosphere what we’re waiting patiently (and sometimes not so patiently) for! It’s hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine!
In this riveting, keenly emotional debut fantasy, a Black teen from Houston has her world upended when she learns about her godly ancestry—and with evil sinking its claws into humans and gods alike, she’ll have to unearth the magic of her true identity to save both her worlds.
‘Make a way out of no way’ is just the way of life for Rue. But when her mother is shot dead on her doorstep, life for her and her younger sister changes forever. Rue’s taken from her neighborhood by the father she never knew, forced to leave her little sister behind, and whisked away to Ghazan–a hidden island of magic wielders.
Rue is the only half-god, half-human there, where leaders protect their magical powers at all costs and thrive on human suffering. Miserable and desperate to see her sister on the anniversary of their mother’s death, Rue breaks Ghazan’s sacred Do Not Leave Law and returns to Houston, only to discover that Black kids are being forced into crime and violence. And her sister, Tasha, is in danger of falling sway to the very forces that claimed their mother’s life.
Worse still, evidence mounts that the evil plaguing East Row is the same one that lurks in Ghazan—an evil that will stop at nothing until it has stolen everything from her and everyone she loves. Rue must embrace her true identity and wield the full magnitude of her ancestors’ power to save her neighborhood before the gods burn it to the ground.
Published by: Simon Schuster
Expected Publication: February 23, 2021
Why I’m Waiting: When I first heard about this book, it was “Pitched as Wonder Woman and The Hate U Give in a Wakandan world.” and then I waited around and they released the actual synopsis and it said it was about a Black girl in Houston, and that solidified it for me. I’m from Houston as well! I NEED this book. I’ve had my eye on it since 2019, before we knew anything about it! And then this cover was released yesterday and listen….
What about you? Will you be waiting on this too? Have you heard of this before hand? What do you think of the cover? Let me know in the comments!
I didn’t hear about this book until yesterday when the cover was revealed but it looks fantastic! I hope you get to read it soon!