From the Publisher
"This supernatural page-turner with twists will leave readers wishing they had fairy wings." —Kirkus Reviews
Kirkus Reviews
2020-06-25
Amethyst is a growing teen. The question is, what is she growing into?
Something is wrong with Amethyst: Her skin is sprouting spiky green thorns, and webs of roots are developing under her skin. Besides this, Amethyst has a fear of being attacked again. Ten years ago, Amethyst was mesmerized by tiny, floating lights that whispered her name, and she followed them into the midnight woods, where a monster attempted to kidnap her. When she regained consciousness, she learned her mother had vanished. Now her father and therapist give her an ultimatum to deal with her intense anxiety: Spend a summer with her estranged grandmother or be committed to an inpatient facility. Deciding on time with Gran, Amethyst is welcomed to town by the handsome and charming Ben, who helps her dig up information on her mother. Their search results in Amethyst’s meeting the mysterious and dangerous fairy Absynth, her mother’s twin sister who lives in the woods nearby. After learning that she too has fairy blood, Amethyst has to make a decision: stay fully human and let her love for Ben blossom or become a full fairy, leaving her human life behind forever. Though some of her decisions seem rushed, Amethyst grows in ways that will be familiar and comforting to readers, and both worlds, fairy and human, are fully developed. Human characters are white; fairies have varying skin tones.
This supernatural page-turner with twists will leave readers wishing they had fairy wings. (Paranormal. 12-18)
