Wicked like a wildfire

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Title:

Wicked like a wildfire

Author:

Popović, Lana, author.

Series:

Hibiscus daughter ;

Series Number:

Summary:

Twins Iris and Malina have been born with a gleam -- a unique way of using magic to manipulate beauty. Iris sees flowers as fractals and turns her kaleidoscope visions into glasswork, while Malina interprets moods as music. They must keep their gifts a secret, and are not allowed to share their magic with anyone. Above all, they are forbidden from falling in love. When their mother is mysteriously attacked, the sisters discover a wicked curse that haunts their family line. And the very magic that bonds them together may be destined to tear them apart forever.

Edition:

First paperback edition.

Physical Description:

405, 10 pages ; 21 cm.

Genre:

Fantasy fiction.

Subject Term:

Twin sisters -- Juvenile fiction.

Magic -- Juvenile fiction.

Blessing and cursing -- Juvenile fiction.

Mothers and daughters -- Juvenile fiction.

Publisher:

Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers,

Publication Date:

2018

2017

ISBN:

9780062436849

Publication Information:

New York, NY : Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2018]

Call Number:

M POPOVIC

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"Lush. Delicious. Bewildering. And darkly magical. Popovic has created a world that you tumble into from the very first words and wish you could stay in forever." --Evelyn Skye, author of The Crown's Game

"Wicked Like a Wildfire was like devouring a succulent fairy fruit--it will rob your time, settle into your dreams, and leave you starving for more." --Roshani Chokshi, New York Times bestselling author of The Star-Touched Queen

Fans of Holly Black and Leigh Bardugo will be bewitched by Lana Popovic's debut YA fantasy novel about a bargain that binds the fates--and hearts--of twin sisters to a force larger than life.

All the women in Iris and Malina's family have the unique magical ability or "gleam" to manipulate beauty. Iris sees flowers as fractals and turns her kaleidoscope visions into glasswork, while Malina interprets moods as music. But their mother has strict rules to keep their gifts a secret, even in their secluded sea-side town. Iris and Malina are not allowed to share their magic with anyone, and above all, they are forbidden from falling in love.

But when their mother is mysteriously attacked, the sisters will have to unearth the truth behind the quiet lives their mother has built for them. They will discover a wicked curse that haunts their family line--but will they find that the very magic that bonds them together is destined to tear them apart forever?

Wicked Like a Wildfire is the first in a two-book series. Readers will be rapt with anticipation for the sequel.

Reviews (2)

School Library Journal Review

Gr 9 Up-In beautiful Montenegro, there are two sisters gifted with powers that can manipulate beauty: Iris makes glasswork inspired by the flowers around her, while Malina can create music based on the moods she senses. Jasmina, their cruel and distant mother, can bake scenery into the elaborate confections in her bakery. The unforgiving Jasmina has forbidden the girls to share their "gleams" with anyone. Kindhearted Malina continues to believe that their mother is protecting them somehow, but Iris, spirited and defiant, spends her evenings partying and ignoring her mother's threatening demeanor. However, when Jasmina is attacked by a stranger at the bakery, Malina and Iris are forced onto a journey that unearths a family curse. What follows is a wild ride of magic and family secrets leading to a discovery neither girl was expecting. For fans of Laini Taylor's Daughter of Smoke and Bone, readers will be greatly pleased with this debut novel. Popoviç mingles brilliant prose with sensory details that allows readers to smell the Montenegro breezes and see the beautiful old streets. The characterization is excellent: both girls are relatable and blatantly honest in their reactions toward their harsh mother. At the core of this novel is the love that still exists in a family filled with secrets and years of hurt. Nonetheless, the plot moves slowly in the beginning, making it hard to keep some readers enticed. If teens can move past this, they will be rewarded with a roller-coaster ride to the end. VERDICT A must-purchase for YA fantasy collections.-Brittney Kosev, Honey/Rush Elementary, Lubbock, TX © Copyright 2017. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Publisher's Weekly Review

Readers will be immediately impressed by the lush and vivid writing in this debut novel from literary agent Popovic, which is set in Montenegro. Seventeen-year-old Iris and her twin sister, Malina, were both born with a supernatural "gleam." Malina can use music to sway others' emotions, and Iris can transform flowers into mesmerizing fractals: "Petal nested within petal, each level of the pattern cradling tiny versions of itself, stamen and pistil and vein and leaf swirling in concentric patterns like a nautilus shell." Their mother, who also has the gleam, long ago forbade them from using their abilities, but the sisters are forced to embrace their magical heritage after someone attempts to murder their mother, her body somehow trapped between life and death. Popovic's story charts a somewhat familiar course as the twins discover the true extent of their powers and some alluring boys enter the picture, but most readers will be captivated by her entrancing writing, evocative setting, and distinctive supernatural worldbuilding, and will eagerly await the second book in this planned duology. Ages 14-up. Agent: Taylor Haggerty, Waxman Leavell Literary. (Aug.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.