You Must Not Miss by Katrina Leno
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
**4.5-stars rounded up**
I think about this book ALL THE TIME but still am at a loss for how to adaquately review it.
I implore y’all to please read this book. If you are not sold on it simply by the fact that this is written by Katrina Leno, how about that it one of the most solidly unique and hella dark YA stories that I have ever read. This is literally a revenge thriller at its most bizarre.
There’s really no way to easily describe what this book is. I would say the following:
It’s horror like Stephen King’s Carrie is horror.
It’s fantasy like Seanan McGuire’s Down Among the Sticks and Bones is fantasy.
It’s moving like Nina LaCour’s We Are Okay is moving.
It’s like so many other things while simultaneously being like nothing at all.
Katrina Leno’s writing is so great. This story drew me in immediately. Magpie is a high school girl who feels silenced, like her power has been stripped from her by others. This is about her taking that power back.
I was surprised how dark this got but in such a creative and beautifully written way. I love dark stories so this meshed with my tastes perfectly.
I would highly recommend this to people who like dark plots but also to anyone who enjoys a solid contemporary story with a deep magical realism component. I need everyone to give this a shot!!!
