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Effigies
2 Reviews
(3)
YA
Effigies series.
The sophomore series entry about young women with elemental powers picks up with Fire Effigy Maia beset--by the press, by the threat of Saul's monstrous Phantoms, and by tensions among the Effigies. Maia must uncover Saul's plan while the world hangs in the balance. The story's group of strong-willed female heroines is appealingly diverse; a cliffhanger ending promises more adventure to come.
Reviewer: Yaisha Cordero-Rivera
(4)
YA
Effigies series.
In an alternate world ravaged by monsters known as phantoms, sixteen-year-old Maia becomes the newest Effigy, one of four young women mystically chosen, Buffy-style, to fight phantoms via elemental powers. Despite some choppy world-building, readers will be engaged by compelling questions about Maia's predecessor's mysterious death, the origins of a human enemy with Effigy powers, and Effigies' reactions to long-term trauma.
Reviewer: Claire E. Gross
2 reviews
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