_Tides of Magic_, Andi R. Christopher
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walkitoutNo audiobook for this one (yet). I stumbled across it while looking for books for my daughter, and it really would be absolutely perfect for her in a bunch of different ways, except she likes to listen as she reads. Maybe later!
Anyway.
The protagonist is bi and neurodivergent. Her loving and supportive older sister Melissa has gone missing — disappeared from a flat they share with two others, in a way that is literally inexplicable. A bunch of seawater is found in her room along with all of her belongings including her phone, her car keys, her car still parked outside. And Charley playing video games in the room Melissa would have had to pass through to exit the unit.
Charley is referred to a mysterious white haired woman named Thalassa who has lived in the tiny community of Inver Aora … for an inexplicably long time. Thalassa says she will find Melissa, and the cost is seven years off Charley’s life. The search uncovers many secrets in the little community, in Charley, and in Charley’s family, with hints of more discoveries to come in future books.
This is a _really_ low violence book, with a body count of (spoilers) zero. Characters are drawn with nuance and compassion, even the pretty unpleasant characters. The blending of our contemporary world with a magical world is subtle and compelling, and while the way Melissa has gone missing has significant horror potential — and some real horror vibe — this is not at all a horror novel. Probably a trigger warning for arachnophobes, tho.
I am _very much_ looking forward to future books in this series. I had to look a bunch of words up, some of which it turns out I actually had encountered in the past (kumara, kai, Moro bar) and others not so much (motu — still not sure exactly what that one mean — and secateurs, probably something else I’ve forgotten).
I was wondering if Andi C. Buchanan and Andi R. Christopher might possibly be the same person, and indeed they are.
https://robotdinosaurpress.com/our-authors/
And also, if this is the sort of thing that you like, seriously check out that publisher. They look amazing.
Anyway.
The protagonist is bi and neurodivergent. Her loving and supportive older sister Melissa has gone missing — disappeared from a flat they share with two others, in a way that is literally inexplicable. A bunch of seawater is found in her room along with all of her belongings including her phone, her car keys, her car still parked outside. And Charley playing video games in the room Melissa would have had to pass through to exit the unit.
Charley is referred to a mysterious white haired woman named Thalassa who has lived in the tiny community of Inver Aora … for an inexplicably long time. Thalassa says she will find Melissa, and the cost is seven years off Charley’s life. The search uncovers many secrets in the little community, in Charley, and in Charley’s family, with hints of more discoveries to come in future books.
This is a _really_ low violence book, with a body count of (spoilers) zero. Characters are drawn with nuance and compassion, even the pretty unpleasant characters. The blending of our contemporary world with a magical world is subtle and compelling, and while the way Melissa has gone missing has significant horror potential — and some real horror vibe — this is not at all a horror novel. Probably a trigger warning for arachnophobes, tho.
I am _very much_ looking forward to future books in this series. I had to look a bunch of words up, some of which it turns out I actually had encountered in the past (kumara, kai, Moro bar) and others not so much (motu — still not sure exactly what that one mean — and secateurs, probably something else I’ve forgotten).
I was wondering if Andi C. Buchanan and Andi R. Christopher might possibly be the same person, and indeed they are.
https://robotdinosaurpress.com/our-authors/
And also, if this is the sort of thing that you like, seriously check out that publisher. They look amazing.
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Date: 2023-02-08 07:37 pm (UTC)