As the youngest captain in the history of Palazzo security, Damian Venturi is expected to be ruthless and strong, and to serve the saints with unquestioning devotion. In the city of Ombrazia, saints and their disciples rule with terrifying and unjust power, playing favorites while the unfavored struggle to survive.Īfter her father’s murder at the hands of the Ombrazian military, Rossana Lacertosa is willing to do whatever it takes to dismantle the corrupt system-tapping into her powers as a disciple of Patience, joining the rebellion, and facing the boy who broke her heart.
Recommendations from the African Diasporaĭiscover what’s lurking in the shadows in this dark fantasy debut with a murder-mystery twist, perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo and Kerri Maniscalco.Workman Publishing Arrow Icon Arrow icon.Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Arrow Icon Arrow icon.Little, Brown and Company Arrow Icon Arrow icon.Hachette Nashville Arrow Icon Arrow icon.Grand Central Publishing Arrow Icon Arrow icon.Progressively clever, sassy, and insightful, Faceless makes an impact.įascinating… Maisie’s emotional journey from anger to optimism is riveting. Readers may be drawn to this novel out of curiosity for its unusual subject matter-most of us are only used to hearing about face transplants when they make the news every once and a while-but you’ll stay for Sheinmel’s excellent writing… rewarding. riveting portrayal of an accident victim who struggles to come to grips with not only a new face but the person she becomes. does a fab job of showing the internal struggle of dealing with not only the terrible accident but the surgery that comes after. This is a captivating story of a teen coming to terms with a face transplant.
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A touching reminder that real change is rarely skin deep. Sheinmel’s prose is accessible to a wide range of readers who, for whatever reason, find themselves struggling with differences. Give this to fans of Trisha Leaver’s The Secrets We Keep and other readers ready for an all-too-gritty piece of realistic fiction. Palacio’s Wonder will also enjoy this book and relate to its similar theme about how physical appearance does not define who you really are.Ī fascinating human portrait of a unique medical procedure, this work paints a complex picture of a young life impacted by a mammoth change…. The anger and grief that she feels is palpable and vividly expressed. depiction of a disfigured adolescent girl, already searching for herself and now suddenly forced to accept this new enormity, is compelling… absorbing.įascinating… Maisie’s struggle is certainly one that not many teens will have to face, but teens will identify with her struggle to accept that her old life is gone forever. New York Times bestselling author Luanne Rice I’m sure I’ll reread it many times, as I do with my favorites. It is a vivid, compelling, beautiful, immediate novel, and Alyssa Sheinmel’s writing is so true, her characters so real, that they live on long after the last page is turned.
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This is a story of losing yourself, and the long, hard fight to find your way back.įaceless is gorgeous and wrenching, full of gigantic questions and even more gigantic answers about love, identity and appearance. Now, she can’t even recognize herself.Īcclaimed author Alyssa Sheinmel has created a gripping and gorgeously written tale of identity and love. Before, she knew who she was-a regular girl who ran track and got good grades, who loved her boyfriend and her best friend.
The doctors promised that the transplant was her chance to live a normal life again, but nothing feels normal anymore. But with someone else’s features staring back at her in the mirror, Maisie looks-and feels-like a stranger. Maisie’s lucky enough to qualify for a rare medical treatment: a face transplant.
Where her nose, cheeks, and chin used to be, now there is. Lightning hit a power line and sparks rained down, the hot-burning electrical fire consuming her. Slowly, she puts the pieces together: Before she could make it home, a storm gathered. The last thing she remembers is running through the hills of her neighborhood one misty morning. When Maisie Winters wakes up, she’s in the hospital.
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