Summer of Salt by Katrina Leno

Summer of Salt

by Katrina Leno

Magic passed down through generations. An island where strange things happen. One summer that will become legend.

Practical Magic meets Nova Ren Suma's Imaginary Girls and Laura Ruby's Bone Gap in this lush, atmospheric novel by acclaimed author Katrina Leno.

Georgina Fernweh waits impatiently for the tingle of magic in her fingers-magic that has touched every woman in her family. But with her eighteenth birthday looming at the end of this summer, Georgina fears her gift will never come.

Over the course of her last summer on the island-a summer of storms, falling in love, and the mystery behind one rare three-hundred-year-old bird-Georgina will learn the truth about magic, in all its many forms.

Praise for Katrina Leno:

"Leno's writing is flawless. Readers of all ages will find themselves swept away." -VOYA

"Charming and sophisticated." -Kirkus

"Crackles with wit, humor, and enormous love."-Booklist (starred review)

"Introduces a fierce new presence."-Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Reviewed by Angie on

3 of 5 stars

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YES!
+Witch twins! Mary can float (she's trying to fly) and Georgina...well, she hasn't come into her powers yet.
+Weird, witchy bird who may or may not be an ancestor, but certainly brings a lot of interesting people to their little island to witness her. Except that this year, she's missing...
+Mary is very openly sexual. She has no shame about wanting to hook up with all of the cute boys. You go girl! I just hope she's being safe.
+Georgina is a lesbian and has an adorable crush on a newbie visitor, Prue.
+Moody, weirdness.

NO!
-Long chapters.
-Georgina's power is super obvious? Like, from the first mention, but no one could figure it out?
-Much darker and less Romance than I was expecting.

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