Hezekiah was an unexpected read. The story is told from the perspective of Hezekiah, aka Hez, as if we are reading his journal.

His childhood is described in painstaking detail, and ordeals of his abuse are graphic. Hezekiah was shaped by his traumatic childhood and his mother’s mental illness. He has always known he had abilities others did not and yearned to learn about them.

Hez causes a nearly catastrophic event in his efforts to test his powers, and is shortly thereafter captured by God’s Own; the religious organization he grew up in. He discovers he is not the only one with powers and has to decide who to trust.

This story has some of the most unique characters I’ve ever read about. I loved the descriptions of each realm and their respective inhabitants. Vrail is a mysterious protector and Puff gives some comic relief through his cuteness. Thread and Dust are incredible and work their powers in tandem to cause destruction for their enemies - they’re my favorite of The Group.

This story is a great magical realism read, though the writing style didn’t always appeal to me. However, the story is written as if you are reading a 14 year old boy’s journal, so the prose reflects that and connects the reader with Hez. While this book wasn’t my favorite, I’ll give the next book a read because I simply must know what happens.

This is a really good book. A bit x-men on a more human scale. It is a dark book relating abuse (emotional and physical) but not too gory. The story is focused on a childs / youths experiences within a religious cult (with a twist). Heartwarming in places, cruel in others but considering the content it is upbeat. Hez's friends (human and otherwise) really made the book interesting. I am really loking forward to the next installment of his story.

The first thing that should be said about this book is that it is a brutally dark read that goes into detail about the abuse that the protagonist had to suffer as a child. Dont get me wrong it was a good read but anyone that finds this triggering or does not like reading about this topic in brutal detail should probably swerve this book.
Even thought it was a difficult read I did enjoy it. I liked the fomrat of the book as it was in jounral form and felt like Hez was actually talking to me, telling me their story. I was engaged all the way through. An enjoyable but somewhat uncomfortable read.

This book was absolutely fantastic. I've already added it to our list for order this year and will recommend it to students.

This book is so thing else. Hez as a main character is equally adorable and badass. The magic was clever and the supporting charactets are interesting and well developed.

The cover art is just so amazing. I was hooked from the first page. I need more of this story.