I am thrilled to be hosting a spot
on the MIRROR GIRLS by Kelly McWilliams Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out
my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!
Author: Kelly McWilliams
Pub. Date: February 8, 2022
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young
Readers
Formats: Hardcover, eBook, Audiobook
Pages: 320
Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle, Audible, B&N, iBooks, Kobo, TBD, Bookshop.org
Synopsis: A thrilling gothic horror novel about biracial twin sisters separated at birth, perfect for fans of Lovecraft Country and The Vanishing Half
As
infants, twin sisters Charlie Yates and Magnolia Heathwood were secretly
separated after the brutal lynching of their parents, who died for loving
across the color line. Now, at the dawn of the Civil Rights Movement, Charlie
is a young Black organizer in Harlem, while white-passing Magnolia is the
heiress to a cotton plantation in rural Georgia.
Magnolia
knows nothing of her racial heritage, but secrets are hard to keep in a town
haunted by the ghosts of its slave-holding past. When Magnolia finally learns
the truth, her reflection mysteriously disappears from mirrors—the sign of
a terrible curse. Meanwhile, in Harlem, Charlie's beloved grandmother
falls ill. Her final wish is to be buried back home in Georgia—and, unbeknownst
to Charlie, to see her long-lost granddaughter, Magnolia Heathwood, one
last time. So Charlie travels into the Deep South, confronting the
land of her worst nightmares—and Jim Crow segregation.
The sisters
reunite as teenagers in the deeply haunted town of Eureka, Georgia, where
ghosts linger centuries after their time and dangers lurk behind
every mirror. They couldn’t be more different, but they will need each
other to put the hauntings of the past to rest, to break the mirrors’
deadly curse—and to discover the meaning of sisterhood in a racially divided
land.
Reviews:
"Steeped
in atmosphere, equal parts ghost and sororal love story, McWilliams has
written a pitch-perfect southern gothic thriller about race, family,
and what it means to call a place home."―Christina Hammonds Reed,
award-winning author of The Black Kids
"A moving story about sisterhood and perseverance in the face of a
society that tells Black girls they are worthless."―Booklist
“MIRROR GIRLS is a spine-tingling, empowering look at justice and
civil action that urges readers to be aware, to be true to themselves and to
take action. As Magnolia observes, ‘As twin sisters, white and Black, we
are a symbol of coming victory. A promise of change.’”―BookPage, starred
review
"A spooky Southern gothic ghost story. "―BCCB
Kelly McWilliams is a mixed-race writer. She is the
author of Doormat and Agnes at the End of the World. She
lives in Seattle with her family.
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Giveaway Details:
3 winners will receive a finished copy of MIRROR GIRLS, US Only.
a Rafflecopter giveawayTour Schedule:
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