The Magical Summer of Miranda Stone
by A.D. Brazeau
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Pub Date Oct 21 2022 | Archive Date Nov 26 2022
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Description
A teenage runaway, New Orleans, 90s alt ballads, and emerging magical powers—this summer is shaping up to be anything but normal.
16-year-old Miranda Stone wants to be a typical teenager, but when she, and women around the globe, develop magical powers, typical flies right out the window.
Miranda, feeling like danger could be lurking, runs away to New Orleans. New friendships and a job singing as the opener for a drag show, reveal to her how fun life can be. When her friends begin to develop their own powers, and the world erupts, staying off the authorities’ radar becomes more difficult. An unforeseen romance with a young woman compounds the complications. Bittersweet, real, and humorous, this novel is an exploration of love, found family, and how the world might react to supernaturally powerful women.
16+ due to sexuality and adult situations
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| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9780369506931 |
| PRICE | $4.99 (USD) |
Featured Reviews
Dana W, Reviewer
My Review
I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley. Book comes out 21 Oct 2022.
As I’ve said a few times now, I love fantasy novels, so I was excited to read about Miranda Stone. I loved meeting her and all her friends. For me, having the book set in New Orleans seemed to add to the magical aspect of the story. I love watching her grow to trust the people around her and grow as a person. The parallels with the Salem witch trials for me was an interesting touch. I wonder where the author will go with that in the second book. The one thing that bothered me was the book was a little slow, but as it is part of a duology, I will forgive that. All in all, a light, fun read.
Will I read more from A.D. Brazeau? Yes, this was a good read. Will I read the next book? Yes, all my questions are not answered.
Until next time peace and happy reading
Ida S, Reviewer
What a lovely read!
I was hooked from the very beginning of this YA Fantasy! Reading about 16-year-old runaway Miranda and her navigating the big world outside of her conservative parent's bubble was simply delightful in every way. A great coming of age story mixed with love, found family, witches & magic. And Queer representation!
I appreciate how much time has been put into crafting the characters. They're all great, believable and unique in their own way. Nothing to complain about, at all.
So why isn't this a 5 star read for me? I would have loved more insight in the magic system. The whole story revolves around Miranda developing these magical powers and how her whole life is turned upside down because of it, but we barely get the chance to understand what it entails. This might have been done of purpose by the author, but I was so intrigued by this story that I simply longed to get more information. And at just over 200 pages, Brazeau could definitely have added some more information. But maybe it's just me being greedy :)
I'm very much looking forward to reading the second book in this duology!
Thank you so much to Netgalley and Evernight Teen for sending me an eARC ahead of publication in exchange for an honest review!
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