I originally reviewed this YA supernatural novel in March 2020, but the paperback was recently released. If you’d like to read my review, click HERE. At less than 300 pages, it’s a quick read I finished on a two hour flight.
The Torres sisters dream of escape. Escape from their needy and despotic widowed father, and from their San Antonio neighborhood, full of old San Antonio families and all the traditions and expectations that go along with them. In the summer after her senior year of high school, Ana, the oldest sister, falls to her death from her bedroom window. A year later, her three younger sisters, Jessica, Iridian, and Rosa, are still consumed by grief and haunted by their sister’s memory. Their dream of leaving Southtown now seems out of reach. But then strange things start happening around the house: mysterious laughter, mysterious shadows, mysterious writing on the walls. The sisters begin to wonder if Ana really is haunting them, trying to send them a message—and what exactly she’s trying to say.
In a stunning follow-up to her National Book Award–longlisted novel All the Wind in the World, Samantha Mabry weaves an aching, magical novel that is one part family drama, one part ghost story, and one part love story.
samantha was born four days before the death of john lennon. she grew up in dallas, playing bass guitar along to vinyl records in her bedroom after school, writing fan letters to rock stars, doodling song lyrics into notebooks, and reading big, big books.
in college at southern methodist university, she majored in english literature, minored in spanish, and studied latin and classics. after that, she went on to receive a master’s degree in english from boston college.
these days, she teaches at a community college and spends as much time as possible in the west texas desert.
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Thanks for sharing, Teri. That cover is beautiful!
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Sure is – love those colors. Have a great weekend, Barbara!
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That cover is stunning! Sounds like one for me too. I’m adding it now. Thanks for sharing, Teri. Have a great weekend.
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Hope you enjoy it! It made a two hour plane ride fly by.
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Wow! That cover is amazing. Thanks for sharing, Teri.
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Have a great weekend, Jill!
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The story sounds very impactful. I lobe sister stories ❤️. I’ll have to put that one on my list.
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Then you’d really love this one, Tessa. The sisters’ bonds were one of my favorite parts.
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The book sounds wonderful, Teri. And I LOVE the cover. Thanks so much for sharing it, plus your recommendation.
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The designer did an outstanding job – really eye catching.
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Great cover, Teri. Best wishes to Samantha.
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Thanks for visiting, John!
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Oooh, this sounds very intriguing. I’m going to read your review as I don’t remember this one.
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I didn’t remember my own review since I wrote it over a year ago, lol.
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That cover is beautiful and it sounds interesting.
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The cover really makes you want to pick up the book and look further.
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Thanks for the introduction to this fellow Texas author, Teri. This book cover is compelling! Thanks for sharing your review.
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Lots of authors in TX! Have a great week, Jan!
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