This was astoundingly good. An 80s, world-shifting quest of Tolkien-proportions. Adventure and horror all wrapped up together. It kept me on the edge of seat after the first 100 pages or so, never quite sure if old Traveling Jack was going to make it to the Talisman or not. The Gunslinger made me skeptical of Kong’s fantasy writing. This made me love it.

A fast moving story about two girls who most definitely aren’t friends, but are thrown together when a fight breaks out at a school game and end up in the midst of a riot on their way home. Reminiscent of Ferguson and Charlottesville, Jones and Segal write a moving story about trauma, survival, racism, and friendship. #netgalley

Tana French is a MASTER.