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The Unraveling of Mercy Louis
by Keija Parssinen
Note: I received an advanced reading copy of this book through Goodreads First Reads.
Parssinen has created an interesting look at religion and youth in a small Texas town which is still haunted by a refinery explosion. Mercy Louis, a local teen, has to balance her stardom on the school basketball team with an innocent ignorance thrust upon her by her grandmother's moral teachings. At the same time, Illa, team manager, has to be the caretaker for her mother, who was badly injured in the refinery explosion. While these two stories weave together, a Crucible-like panic begins afflicting some of their female classmates.
It's a fast read with a creeping uneasiness spun through each page.
Parssinen has created an interesting look at religion and youth in a small Texas town which is still haunted by a refinery explosion. Mercy Louis, a local teen, has to balance her stardom on the school basketball team with an innocent ignorance thrust upon her by her grandmother's moral teachings. At the same time, Illa, team manager, has to be the caretaker for her mother, who was badly injured in the refinery explosion. While these two stories weave together, a Crucible-like panic begins afflicting some of their female classmates.
It's a fast read with a creeping uneasiness spun through each page.