Her Dark Wings

Though the tiny island of Daly is known as a place where Greek gods and humans cohabitate, 17-year-old Corey Allaway has never encountered one of the gods, nor has she experienced anything unusual. But when her former best friend, Bree Dovemuir, drowns during an annual festival, Corey—convinced that Bree’s death wasn’t accidental, especially after she had wished harm on Bree for stealing her boyfriend—searches for answers. She soon stumbles upon Hades and a gateway to the Underworld. Despite Hades’s ominous warnings, Corey’s curiosity leads her further into the Underworld where she meets the three Furies and a pantheon of gods. As she copes with Bree’s death, Corey unearths unique powers of her own and struggles to manage her burgeoning feelings of internal darkness and figure out where she belongs. Salisbury (Hold Back the Tide) delivers lyrical if occasionally overwrought prose amid an inventive backdrop of Greek mythology and ritual. The author’s rendering of Corey’s turmoil as well as characters such as introspective Hades and enigmatic Oracle highlights a skillful command of emotional depth in this intense fantasy. Most characters read as white. Ages 14–up. (Dec.)