rubyreadfox 's review for:

Mister Magic by Kiersten White

5.0

dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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This book gave me chills the entire time I was reading it. I devoured this in one day and could not bring myself to put it down. It was almost too scary to leave it alone, I had to know that the monster was no longer lurking. White creates such a comprehensive world that makes me simultaneously scared to read anymore of her works and crave them all the more. 

Val has always lived on a rural horse ranch in Idaho, as far as she knows. The years before she was 8 are locked up tight in her memories. Her protective father has insisted she stay close and away from the outside world. This includes not going to school, doctors, and especially no T.V. Following his death some unexpected and unknown guests arrive at his memorial and she begins to question why her early childhood memories are so locked away. Why has her father kept the whole world away from her? A quick impulse decision takes her out into the world for the first time to find the answer to her now dozens of questions. Those answers however may do her more damage than good. 

This is my second book by Kiersten White and it was just as bone chilling as the first, “Hide”. The way she tells these bone chilling stories is phenomenal. The entity in each of her stories is so rarely actually seen but its influence over the entire cast of characters is substantial. What I enjoyed most about Mister Magic was not being able to decide if I could trust a character or not. Each one seemed to have their own agenda and wasn’t sure which side they were working for. I can also appreciate how White creates the lore without taking you out of the story. She can seamlessly blend the lore into the story while still leaving it mysterious to the end. It has gotten me even more excited for her future works.