OLDER FICTION
McBride, Lish

Firebug

(4) YA Refusing to kill a family friend using her ability to start fires with her mind pits Ava against the magical mafia that enslaved her and used her as an assassin. The novel's straightforward plot builds slowly and the initial world-building relies on a lot of exposition. But when the action starts it's fast paced and exciting.

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