A teen faces the aftermath of a supernatural war in this тАЬremarkably good┬а.┬а.┬а. feast of pleasures┬а.┬а.┬а. Beautifully written, and emotionally provocativeтАЭ (Tor).
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The strange war down southтАФwith its rumors of gods and monstersтАФis over. And while sixteen-year-old Hallie and her sister wait to see who will return from the distant battlefield, they struggle to maintain their family farm.
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When Hallie hires a veteran to help them, the war comes home in ways no one could have imagined, and soon Hallie is taking dangerous risksтАФand keeping desperate secrets. But even as she slowly learns more about the war and the men who fought it, ugly truths about HallieтАЩs own family are emerging. And while monsters and armies are converging on the small farm, the greatest threat to her home may be Hallie herself.
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тАЬ[A] superb fantasy┬а.┬а.┬а. Bobet is an accomplished stylist┬а.┬а.┬а. and she insightfully examines the corrosive dangers of sibling rivalry in a story filled with impossible choices and unknowable ambiguities.тАЭ тАФPublishers Weekly (starred review)
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тАЬWar, community, long-festering anger, and forgivenessтАФall thoughtfully and deliberately conveyed.тАЭ тАФKirkus Reviews
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тАЬA compelling interrogation of faith versus science┬а.┬а.┬а. Readers with an interest in either will find this to be an elevation from the run-of-the-mill dystopia.тАЭ тАФBulletin