
The Mark of the Dragonfly by Jaleigh Johnson. Children's fantasy, 1st in series, 400 pages. 3 stars.
3 stars for myself, but 4 or five if I'm thinking about younger readers, especially those who enjoy fantasy and can hang in there for some world building.

Elizabeth is Missing by Emma Healey. Mystery, 320 pages. 3 stars.
This was hard to read. My dad was born the same year as Maud, and while he never had full-on dementia, his faculties declined quite a bit the last few years of his life. I felt for both Maud and Helen so much that it sometimes got in the way of the story. Which was a great one.

So close to 5 stars. I LOVED Gabi's voice. The dialogue and thoughts were so real. There was just something a tad cliched about the gay friend, the awesome English teacher, the asshole date rapist...But I will definitely be recommending this to my more mature students, especially all the smart Latinas in my classes.
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