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A review by zinelib
The Mirror Season by Anna-Marie McLemore
dark
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graciela and Park, who is new to town, have a terrible secret in common that unfolds throughout the narrative. Ciela works in a pastelria and has an inherited gift--the ability to know what pastry people want even before they know themselves. Only after the Bad Thing happens, Ciela can only see shards of glass, rather than customers' sugary desires.
Ciela and Park, who defies the perfect YA boyfriend trope by being broken himself, repel and attract each other as they discover in greater clarity what was done to them, what they were forced to do to one another.
I didn't find The Mirror Season to be the most compelling read, but there is definitely something to the magical and mortal elements of their tale--and some lovely language, like "...the kind [of girl] with a laugh so buoyant it sounds carbonated."
Ciela and Park, who defies the perfect YA boyfriend trope by being broken himself, repel and attract each other as they discover in greater clarity what was done to them, what they were forced to do to one another.
I didn't find The Mirror Season to be the most compelling read, but there is definitely something to the magical and mortal elements of their tale--and some lovely language, like "...the kind [of girl] with a laugh so buoyant it sounds carbonated."