Kiersten White is the
New York Times bestselling author of
The Guinevere Deception,
The Camelot Betrayal,
The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein, the Slayer series, the And I Darken trilogy, and many more novels.
At Tor.com she tagged five of her "
favorite young adult novels in which compassion has the power to (re)shape the world," including:
Victories Greater Than Death by Charlie Jane Anders
“Being a superhero is easy. Being a real person? That’s hard.”
I first got an early copy of this book in March, 2020. And, strangely, it was so hopeful, so kind, so warmly written that I couldn’t read it. I tend to retreat into horror when things are bad, and losing myself in such a wildly loving book actually made me feel more panicked. But I’m glad I found my way back to Tina, a character determined to live up to her destiny without leaving herself behind, helped by her merry band of big-hearted, open, and honest friends. We should all have such a crew to combat evil, and we should all have a Charlie Jane Anders book for when we’re ready to let some hope in again.
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another entry on the list.
--Marshal Zeringue
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