![]() ![]() ![]() Full of strange inkblot illustrations, the journal tracks her mother's love affair with Olivia's father, his mysterious death, and her own descent into madness, closing with one final, desperate entry addressed to Olivia: "The shadows are not real. An orphan who can't speak, Olivia has learned to lash out at her bullies while nurturing her own blossoming identity: practicing drawing, learning sign language (which no one else can understand), and combing through an old journal, the only thing her mother left her before she disappeared. When we meet Olivia Prior, she's the black sheep at Merilance School for Independent Girls. Schwab's "Gallant" (available now) has one of the best young-adult protagonists I've read in some time, and she's the one leading us through a deliciously creepy world filled with mysterious journals, haunted houses, and gothic magic. A fantasy book can have all the dazzling magic, intricate plotting, and gorgeous prose in the world, but it won't amount to much if there's not a solid main character in there driving things forward. ![]()
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