Description: FIRST TIME IN PAPERBACK HOT CATEGORY: Circus books have been doing well lately across the industry from The Night Circus to Circus Mirandus to Caraval . This is a sexy, bright entry for the YA set. EVERYTHING YOU WANT IN A YA: Cool magical powers, long-hidden family secrets, a clue hunt, and ROMANCE. These elements are candy for YA readers. GORGEOUS WRITING. AN AUTHOR TO WATCH: Sommerby's evocative language will suck you right in. DIVERSITY AND DIFFERENT TYPES OF FAMILIES: The main character's adoptive father is of mixed-race, and the author has done careful research to vet and historically contextualize his origin. This is one of the most tender and moving father-daughter relationships we've seen in quite a while. BUILDING A REVIEW BASE: Though this is Sommersby's first YA, she's self-published adult books under the name Eliza Gordon ( Must Love Otters ; Hollie Porter Builds a Raft ; Neurotica ). They've been well-reviewed with more than 50 reviews on each ( Otters has nearly 500.) She knows how to drum up interest for her books. SEQUEL COMING: The second book in the sequence, Scheme will release in Spring 2019, so there's much more to look forward to with these characters. This paperback edition features a teaser chapter from the upcoming book.

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