Spirits that Walk in Shadow
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Kim and Jaimie are freshman roommates, but their college experience is anything but typical. This is Jaimie's first time in the "real world," away from her large, complicated family and their magics and traditions. It's Kim's chance to escape her high school reputation. But Jaimie quickly realizes what Kim can't see--it's more than just a "reputation." Kim is being pursued by something that feeds on her emotions. And, just like that, reality reshapes itself, as the two girls--along with Jaimie's three cousins--try to capture and rout the viri, or soul demon, who is tracking Kim. This utterly original novel combines humor, darkness, and hope, and will spellbind readers. About the Author: Nina Kiriki Hoffman lives in Eugene, Oregon.KLIATTKim Calloway and Jaimie Locke get off to a rough start as freshman college roommates: within ten minutes, Jaimie kicks Kim out of their room so that it can be blessed by one of her magical family's local gods, a Presence named Rugee, and Kim spirals into the unquenchable, mysterious depression that has haunted her since she was dumped by her ex-bestfriend, Shaina. Friendship and sadness trade off as Jaimie begins to realize that Kim's depression has an outside, magical source that is related to her ability to "see" emotions in color, and she tries to help Kim without revealing her family's forbidden secrets. As the danger grows, Jaimie and Rugee, along with other members of Jaimie's mysterious family, are forced to take Kim under their wing and into their world to fight a spirit menace that threatens them all. This novel is an enchanting read that is impossible to put down. Jaimie's reconciliation with her estranged family is just as compelling as her budding friendship with Kim, since both require learning that relationships are not black and white. Some of the book's themes are young, most notably Jaimie and Kim's obsession with boys, but it also contains rare profanity and images of depression and magical torture (involuntary shape-shifting and three "deaths" where emotions/souls are sucked away). Hoffman treads surprisingly dark territory here, yet she emerges with an optimistic message about resiliency, uniqueness, and the importance of friendship.
