Paint a mural. Start a battle. Change the world.
Sierra Santiago planned an easy summer of making art and hanging out with her friends. But then a corpse crashes the first party of the season. Her stroke-ridden grandfather starts apologizing over and over. And when the murals in her neighborhood begin to weep real tears... Well, something more sinister than the usual Brooklyn ruckus is going on.
With the help of a fellow artist named Robbie, Sierra discovers shadowshaping, a thrilling magic that infuses ancestral spirits into paintings, music, and stories. But someone is killing the shadowshapers one by one -- and the killer believes Sierra is hiding their greatest secret. Now she must unravel her family's past, take down the killer in the present, and save the future of shadowshaping for generations to come.
Full of a joyful, defiant spirit and writing as luscious as a Brooklyn summer night, Shadowshaper introduces a heroine and magic unlike anything else in fantasy fiction, and marks the YA debut of a bold new voice.
Sierra Santiago planned an easy summer of making art and hanging out with her friends. But then a corpse crashes the first party of the season. Her stroke-ridden grandfather starts apologizing over and over. And when the murals in her neighborhood begin to weep real tears... Well, something more sinister than the usual Brooklyn ruckus is going on.
With the help of a fellow artist named Robbie, Sierra discovers shadowshaping, a thrilling magic that infuses ancestral spirits into paintings, music, and stories. But someone is killing the shadowshapers one by one -- and the killer believes Sierra is hiding their greatest secret. Now she must unravel her family's past, take down the killer in the present, and save the future of shadowshaping for generations to come.
Full of a joyful, defiant spirit and writing as luscious as a Brooklyn summer night, Shadowshaper introduces a heroine and magic unlike anything else in fantasy fiction, and marks the YA debut of a bold new voice.
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HeathersCorner
(Grade: C+) I would love to see this story told as a tv show or movie because the imagery would be incredible. That being said, it didn’t work very well for me as a book. The twists were either too obvious or too subtle, the side characters didn’t interest me, and the main character was just alright. The lore and magic system was interesting and cool, but the connection to the characters just wasn’t there for me.
(Grade: C+) I would love to see this story told as a tv show or movie because the imagery would be incredible. That being said, it didn’t work very well for me as a book. The twists were either too obvious or too subtle, the side characters didn’t interest me, and the main character was just alright. The lore and magic system was interesting and cool, but the connection to the characters just wasn’t there for me.(Rated on Sep 29, 2019)
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s & w (Grade: A) TW: ableist slurs First of all, white people stay being a mess, lol. But this book, oh boy, this book is so damn good and so fricking easy to get through. Like I don't even know how to explain how easy it is to just get lost in this book and just feel it flow as you read. Not for a moment while I was reading did I feel distracted, like I couldn't concentrate or got lost somewhere. The whole time I read it just went, flowing! The characters are amazing and there's something so beautifully re
(Rated on Jun 17, 2020)
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izzy (Grade: A) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNs5ar302_s
(Rated on Jun 18, 2020)