All the Crooked Saints by Maggie Stiefvater Published by Scholastic Press on October 10th 2017
Pages: 320
Genres: Fantasy
Format: Hardcover
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Also by this author: Shiver
From bestselling author Maggie Stiefvater, a gripping tale of darkness, miracles, and family!
Saints. Miracles. Family. Romance. Death. Redemption.
The book takes place in the 1960s in Bicho Raro, Colorado and follows the lives of three members of the Soria family—each of whom is searching for their own miracle. There’s Beatriz, who appears to lack feelings but wants to study her mind; Daniel, the “Saint” of Bicho Raro, a miracle worker for everyone but himself; and Joaquin (a.k.a. Diablo Diablo), who runs a pirate radio station at night.
"The Soria family are saints as well, and the miracle they perform for pilgrims to Bicho Raro is as strange as most miracles are: They can make the darkness inside you visible. Once the pilgrims see their inner darkness face to face, it’s up to them to perform another miracle on themselves: banishing the darkness for good. It can be a tricky business to vanquish your inner demons, even once you know what they are, but the Sorias are forbidden to help with this part. They’ve all been told that if a Soria interferes with the second miracle, it will bring out their own darkness, and a saint’s darkness, so the story goes, is a most potent and dangerous thing." - Maggie Stiefvater, EW interview.
About Maggie Stiefvater
I am Maggie Stiefvater. I write books. Some are about dead Welsh kings. Some are about werewolf nookie. Some are about neither.
I have been a wedding musician, a technical editor, a portrait artist, and, for several fraught weeks, a waitress. I play several musical instruments (most infamously, the bagpipes), I still make art, and I recently acquired and unacquired a race car.
I live in the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia with my husband, my two children, some cows, three dogs who fart recreationally, a criminally insane cat, an interminable number of miniature silky fainting goats, and one 1973 Camaro named Loki.
I like things that go.
I’m nearing the point where I’m about to run out of any back Stiefvater to read (all I have left is Lament and Ballad!) so this is a welcome sight. “Saints. Miracles. Family. Romance. Death. Redemption.” is more than enough summary for me to get anxious.
What are you waiting on this Wednesday?
Barb (boxermommyreads)
I haven’t read a lot of her books (although I did read Shiver and actually liked it but I think I’m in the minority with that one from what I can tell). I’ve been waiting on this one since I first saw that beautiful cover. I also LOVE that she named her Camaro Loki!
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Bonnie
Aw, Shiver was my first of hers and I really liked it. Her Raven Boys quartet is probably her best but I loved Scorpio Races too!
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Tammy @ Books, Bones & Buffy
Great choice, I’m a huge Stiefvater fan and I’m excited about this as well. And Lament and Ballad are two of my favorites of hers!
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Bonnie
Well, then you can help me! It doesn’t seem like she’ll ever write the third book that people seem to still be anticipating… does Ballad still stand fine on its own as an ending? I think that’s the only thing that’s been holding me back from finally reading those two.
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Heidi
I love her writing. I still haven’t finished her last series though…
Danya @ Fine Print
It’s been ages since I’ve read a Stiefvater book, and I miss her gorgeous writing! Can’t wait to see what she has in store for us with this one.
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