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A review by clwalters
Hidden City by J.S. Furlong
4.0
I received Hidden Kingdom, The Unimaginables Book 1 by JS Furlong as a free ARC for an honest review.
After 9/11 Stacy’s father relocates the family to Richmond, Virginia, and she isn’t happy about it. Her friends, her grandmother, her chess coach and chess team are in the City and she’ll do anything to get back there. She just has to bide her time. In the meantime, she does what she can to try and fit in. When her new friends take her out on the town and she witnesses what looks to be a vampire feasting on a fresh kill (WTH?!?), everything Stacy thought to be true changes.
This is a Buffy meets Queen’s Gambit with an Anne Rice gothic feel and I enjoyed several things about this book. First, the chess (especially when it was integral to the plot). The protagonist Stacy’s snark was great. Her wrestling with her faith added depth. Finally, the third act was stellar. I think this is a strong indie YA fantasy and people who enjoyed Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Supernatural will dig it.
After 9/11 Stacy’s father relocates the family to Richmond, Virginia, and she isn’t happy about it. Her friends, her grandmother, her chess coach and chess team are in the City and she’ll do anything to get back there. She just has to bide her time. In the meantime, she does what she can to try and fit in. When her new friends take her out on the town and she witnesses what looks to be a vampire feasting on a fresh kill (WTH?!?), everything Stacy thought to be true changes.
This is a Buffy meets Queen’s Gambit with an Anne Rice gothic feel and I enjoyed several things about this book. First, the chess (especially when it was integral to the plot). The protagonist Stacy’s snark was great. Her wrestling with her faith added depth. Finally, the third act was stellar. I think this is a strong indie YA fantasy and people who enjoyed Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Supernatural will dig it.