Little Black Bird by Anna Kirchner
"Magic is dying out, but it will not disappear without a fight.
Wiktoria is a seventeen year old with a secret: she has psychic powers. Her uncontrollable telekinesis hurts her and others, setting fires and throwing objects in the air, no matter how hard she tries to hold it back. All she wants to have is a peaceful, average life, but it’s difficult when you’ve been cursed to destroy the magical world.
Her carefully maintained facade of normality starts to unravel when she’s hunted down by local sorcerers and their Guardian, and accused of unleashing banished demons back into the human realm. When a murder shakes up the magical community, everyone agrees that the only way to save the world is to kill Wiktoria.
Her only ally is a boy who can read her mind, shares her dreams and makes her question her sexuality. Together, they face mythical creatures and uncover ancient legends, and they soon realize that there is no such thing as simply good or evil. Whether they break the curse or allow it to fulfil its destiny, the magical world will be forever changed.
Little Black Bird is a tale of trust, friendship and family, and what it means to discover one’s true path."
“There’s nothing wrong with you. And I really don’t like your idea that I can ‘fix’ you. You aren’t broken. There’s nothing to fix.”
- Anna Kirchner, Little Black Bird
This book was such a gift! With Slavic mythology, own voices rep, and wonderfully diverse magic this book was such a wonderful read. I wish there were more books with an MC like Wiktoria. She’s smart. She’s a reader. She knew not to make dumb decisions and had reasons for the decisions she did make. There was strong Ace/Questioning rep. Really there was very very little of this book that I didn’t love.
Thanks to Be Proud PR and Gurt Dog Press for the eARC to review.
This book comes out June 20th, 2020.
Genre: ya, fantasy, contemporary, lgbtqia+, own voices
Representation: ace
Content Warnings: demons, violence, rape (past, mentioned), ptsd, kidnapping
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