Between Monsters and Marvels

September 21, 2023April 20, 2024 by onemoreexclamation

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About The Book

Title: BETWEEN MONSTERS AND MARVELS

Author: Alysa Wishingrad

Pub. Date: September 12, 2023

Publisher: HarperCollins

Formats: Hardcover, eBook, Audiobook

Pages: 400

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A standalone high-stakes middle grade fantasy by Alysa Wishingrad, author of the Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selection The Verdigris Pawn.

Monsters are still lurking on Barrow’s Bay.

Dare Coates is sure of it. No drifter or ruffian could have killed her father, the Captain of the Guard, while he was on patrol. But everyone insists that monsters have been gone for years now. Dare’s mother. Her classmates. Even the governor, who swiftly marries her mother just months after her father’s death.

Dare’s suspicions grow even stronger when the governor suddenly ships her off to the mainland, away from any hope of uncovering the truth about her father’s death.

Or so she thinks. Soon Dare finds solid proof that monsters still exist and she starts to question everything she’s always known. Was her father who she thought he was? Who can she trust? Where is the line between good and evil?

The truth hides behind danger and deception. But with the help of an unlikely crew of cohorts and a stray beastie, nothing can stop Dare from finding out what happened to her father and exposing who the real monsters are.

Perfect for fans of Ellen Oh’s Spirit Hunters and Lauren Oliver’s The Magnificent Monsters of Cedar Street.

Review for Between Monsters and Marvels

I’m a cover whore and freely admit I judge the book by the cover. I have never seen an unbound book (meaning no cover on the spine) and a clear overlay on the cover. This is the most modern and amazing book cover I have in my collection! Just knowing I was going to love what I found inside, (I played with the clear cover for a few minutes) and then dove in.

The world is masterfully crafted with mysterious and creepy vibes. The story does in many directions, never leaving a second for boredom to set it – great arc! You’ll be guessing until the very last page. I loved Dare with her quick wit and air of don’t mess with me, my kind of girl. All she wants is the truth about her father’s murder and don’t get in her way. From cover to cover, this is a hit in my book.

About the Author

Alysa Wishingrad writes fantastical stories for young readers, tales that ask; is the truth really true? Her favorite stories are those that meld the historical with the fantastic, and that find ways to shine a light on both the things that divide and unite us all. The Verdigris Pawn, a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection, is her debut novel. Alysa lives in the Hudson Valley with her family and two demanding rescue dogs. You can find her at www. alysawishingrad.com or on Twitter at @awishingrad or Instagram at @alysawishingradwrites.