All the Crooked Saints by Maggie Stiefvater
Have you ever felt as if you were in need of a miracle? The Soria family of Bicho Raro, Colorado, can grant you one. Or, half of one, at least. The first miracle is performed by the Saint of the family. This is the miracle that reveals your inner darkness. The second miracle is one only you can perform - understanding the darkness and banishing it. Pilgrims visit Bicho Raro all the time to have a miracle performed. Unfortunately, many of them are stuck in Bicho Raro, unable to leave before the second miracle, yet unable to solve their darkness.
Here is a thing the Soria family wants: for the pilgrims to perform their miracle and move on. Here is a thing the Soria family cannot do: interfere with the second miracle. Any Soria who interferes with the second miracle in any way immediately falls prey to their inner darkness. For safety's sake, the family stays away from the pilgrims, providing them with shelter and necessities and nothing else. This is the normal way, until two new pilgrims come to Bicho Raro.
With the arrival of the newcomers, the Soria family ways subtly change. Beatriz, who is known for her lack of feelings and careful observations, begins to notice something new in herself. Joaquin, who imagines himself as a DJ extraordinaire, struggles with wanting to reveal his radio personality Diablo Diablo in a way that his family will accept. And Daniel, the current Saint, vanishes into the darkness of the desert. The three cousins, bound by family traditions, struggle with their selves and with what they know to be true as miracles work in unexpected ways.
Maggie Stiefvater amazes once again in her newest novel, All the Crooked Saints. The characters are so interesting and each has a specific story. With the idea of darkness, miracles, and saints, readers can gain a closer, deeper look at the pilgrims of Bicho Raro and the family who has lived there for years.
You can learn more about Maggie's books here, and see all my posting about her books here.
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With the arrival of the newcomers, the Soria family ways subtly change. Beatriz, who is known for her lack of feelings and careful observations, begins to notice something new in herself. Joaquin, who imagines himself as a DJ extraordinaire, struggles with wanting to reveal his radio personality Diablo Diablo in a way that his family will accept. And Daniel, the current Saint, vanishes into the darkness of the desert. The three cousins, bound by family traditions, struggle with their selves and with what they know to be true as miracles work in unexpected ways.
Maggie Stiefvater amazes once again in her newest novel, All the Crooked Saints. The characters are so interesting and each has a specific story. With the idea of darkness, miracles, and saints, readers can gain a closer, deeper look at the pilgrims of Bicho Raro and the family who has lived there for years.
You can learn more about Maggie's books here, and see all my posting about her books here.
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