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(Sequel to Shadowshaper, second book in a trilogy.)
I love this book so much. It's the sort where you can feel Brooklyn dripping off the page, but the addition of magic and the sheer PRESENCE of the characters stops it from feeling self-indulgent on the part of the writer (who, invariably, lives in Brooklyn).
ANYWAY.
It's been a couple of months since Sierra discovered Shadowshaping, fought off evil and brought all of her friends (and most of her family) into her crew. Now a mysterious Tarot deck has surfaced, each card connected with one of her fighters, and that makes all of them a target for the rival houses. Sierra doesn't want to lead anything, but with the bad guys out for blood and dominance, she has no choice. The whole things is done against a backdrop of the school-to-prison pipeline, and police misconduct in New York, and it's REALLY, REALLY GOOD.
I haven't blurbed this book, but if I did, it would be "An Empire Strikes Back of a second book if there ever was one." I am super excited to read the third one, and I hope I don't have to wait two years for it, but the book ENDS well enough, so I'm not, like, dying or anything.
I love this book so much. It's the sort where you can feel Brooklyn dripping off the page, but the addition of magic and the sheer PRESENCE of the characters stops it from feeling self-indulgent on the part of the writer (who, invariably, lives in Brooklyn).
ANYWAY.
It's been a couple of months since Sierra discovered Shadowshaping, fought off evil and brought all of her friends (and most of her family) into her crew. Now a mysterious Tarot deck has surfaced, each card connected with one of her fighters, and that makes all of them a target for the rival houses. Sierra doesn't want to lead anything, but with the bad guys out for blood and dominance, she has no choice. The whole things is done against a backdrop of the school-to-prison pipeline, and police misconduct in New York, and it's REALLY, REALLY GOOD.
I haven't blurbed this book, but if I did, it would be "An Empire Strikes Back of a second book if there ever was one." I am super excited to read the third one, and I hope I don't have to wait two years for it, but the book ENDS well enough, so I'm not, like, dying or anything.
