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A review by songwind
Ghost Girl in the Corner by Daniel José Older
5.0
Another excellent effort from DJO. Like [b:Shadowshaper|22295304|Shadowshaper (Shadowshaper, 1)|Daniel José Older|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1416429594s/22295304.jpg|41683308] before it, this novella is richly multilayered. It would be easy for a story with so many layers of conflict represented to become shallow, or muddied. Older juggles them with aplomb.
Tee has been feeling disconnected and uncertain of her place in the world since the end of Shadowshaper. It hasn't gone unnoticed, and the first obvious story is about the damage it's causing to her relationships, particularly with her girlfriend Izzy.
The blatant supernatural hook is the eponymous ghost girl who appears to Tee. What does she want? Who is she? Why does Tee feel in her bones the girl should be a secret, even from the other shadowshapers?
And where is Lani Cortez, star pitcher and local hero of the diamond?
On top of all this, Older acknowledges and comments on the myriad of other tensions in his characters lives without being heavy handed or preachy. Conflicts between races, origins, sexes and others make their impacts felt.
And to top of it off, we're left with a little hook for further Bed-Stuy Shadowshaper problems to come.
A thoroughly satisfying read.
Tee has been feeling disconnected and uncertain of her place in the world since the end of Shadowshaper. It hasn't gone unnoticed, and the first obvious story is about the damage it's causing to her relationships, particularly with her girlfriend Izzy.
The blatant supernatural hook is the eponymous ghost girl who appears to Tee. What does she want? Who is she? Why does Tee feel in her bones the girl should be a secret, even from the other shadowshapers?
And where is Lani Cortez, star pitcher and local hero of the diamond?
On top of all this, Older acknowledges and comments on the myriad of other tensions in his characters lives without being heavy handed or preachy. Conflicts between races, origins, sexes and others make their impacts felt.
And to top of it off, we're left with a little hook for further Bed-Stuy Shadowshaper problems to come.
A thoroughly satisfying read.