“You are no lesser person because of what you survived. Your faults, vices, trauma, pain… those make you as much wholly you as all the joy and talent and love and vibrancy in you.”
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Deep in the jungles of Jamaica lie all sorts of strange magical monsters. Tourists who wish to journey on the island hire a tour company where the guides are children with a unique blood based magic. When one large tour group comes to the island, Victoria sees this as her chance to get promoted. The hurdles she will go through along the way will test her like never before.
Whew, I’m not sure this one is really YA. The level of violence and abuse is serious. It borders at times on torture porn. Don’t get me wrong, it was unique and empowering but I’m not sure this one will be for everyone. Victoria and her friends have been through some horrible things and are desperately looking for a way out. For some of them, the only way out is death. There is a high body count in this one and some of them will break your heart!
Thanks to Wednesday Books for gifted access via Netgalley. All opinions above are my own.
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