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Our Crooked Hearts Spiral-Bound | 2022-06-28
Melissa Albert
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Secrets. Lies. Super-bad choices. Dangerous magic. . . . This is Our Crooked Hearts, a contemporary fantasy "so precise and enthralling that the only explanation is that Albert herself is a witch" (Booklist, starred review)
On the way home from a party, seventeen-year-old Ivy and her soon-to-be ex nearly run over a nude young woman standing in the middle of a tree-lined road. It's only the first in a string of increasingly eerie events and offerings: a dead rabbit in the driveway, a bizarre concoction buried by her mother in the backyard, a box of childhood keepsakes hidden in her parents' closet safe. Most unsettling of all, corroded recollections of Ivy and her enigmatic mother's past resurface, with the help of the boy next door.
What if there's more to Ivy's mother than meets the eye? And what if the supernatural forces she messed with during her own teen years have come back to haunt them both? Ivy must grapple with these questions and more if she's going to escape the darkness closing in.
Straddling Ivy's contemporary suburban town and her mother's magic-drenched 1990s Chicago, this bewitching and propulsive story rockets towards a conclusion guaranteed to keep readers up all night.
Publisher: Macmillan
Original Binding: Hardcover with dust jacket
Pages: 352 pages
ISBN-10: 1250826365
Item Weight: 0.9 lbs
Dimensions: 5.8 x 1.5 x 8.6 inches
Customer Reviews: 3 out of 5 stars 1,001 to 10,000 ratings
A National Bestseller * A Most Anticipated Book of the Year (USA Today, Tor.com, BuzzFeed, PopSugar, LitHub, Bustle, Publishers Weekly, and more) * #1 Indie Next Pick * Six Starred Reviews
"A tale both spellbinding and binge-worthy." --Publishers Weekly, starred review
"Riveting, creepy, and utterly bewitching; do not miss this one." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review
"Vivid prose pairs effortlessly with an engaging slow-burn mystery in this eerie, dual-timeline thriller." --Shelf Awareness, starred review
"Albert's fast-paced storytelling is both thrilling and accessible, with her descriptive similes, knowledge of the occult, and imaginative spells. Teens who enjoy drama, secrets, romance, and mysteries with a twist of magic will love this one." --School Library Journal, starred review
"Haunting and beautiful, full of messy girls drunk on messier magic and told with electric prose brimming with sharp metaphors." --The Bulletin, starred review
"A standalone novel so precise and enthralling that the only possible explanation is that Albert herself is a witch." --Booklist, starred review
"This book is like a puzzle box that somehow contains a more interesting version of The Craft. . . . It all boils down to the roiling cauldron of mother/daughter issues at the core of this story, and the twisting mystery of it all is very satisfying to unravel. All that plus teen witches -- what more could you ask for?" --NPR.org (Best New Book of Summer)
"This atmospheric, powerful YA fantasy is crammed with secrets, lies, and ferociously good writing." --The Guardian (Best New Children's Book)
"Sublimely creepy." --PopSugar
"This exquisitely written, skillfully plotted page-turner offers gripping suspense, unsettling scenes of magic unleashed, and a surprising love story." --The Buffalo News
"In this paranormal young adult mystery, Albert creates a lyrical and creepy atmosphere that sucks you deep within the pages of the story." --BuzzFeed (Best New Book of June)
"Every line reads like an incantation, and the result is a book pulsing with magic, one that holds the reader firmly under its spell." --V. E. Schwab, author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
"Pulses with a bold, beguiling magic that feels brand new and classic at the same time. I couldn't put it down." --Karen McManus, author of One of Us Is Lying
"A truly masterful tale, Our Crooked Hearts comes with all the trappings of a classic: immaculate prose, a parallel generational story for the ages, and chills when you least expect them." --David Arnold, author of The Strange Fascinations of Noah Hypnotik
"A riveting story that grips you like a spell until you're too deep to emerge unscathed." --Angeline Boulley, author of Firekeeper's Daughter
"Utterly believable mothers, sisters, and daughters with their hands full of magic, making bad decisions because they have to. I love it. No one combines magic, darkness, and the realities of being a woman the way Melissa Albert does." --Kristin Cashore, author of Graceling
"Our Crooked Hearts feels like a freshly spun secret; electric, dangerous--and impossible to keep to yourself." --Courtney Summers, author of Sadie
"Nobody writes like Melissa Albert. Her words are electric, sizzling; they crash through the bloodstream with the same force as the magic she conjures in her stories. Our Crooked Hearts is Albert at her very best; a sharp explosion of a book that's taut, haunting, and potent as a witch's brew." --Krystal Sutherland, author of House of Hollow
"Melissa Albert's signature storytelling is once again pure sorcery. This book has everything I love: girls with tremendous power at their fingertips, mothers with unforgivable secrets, horrors left on the doorstep, and best of all, writing that sings and stuns." --Nova Ren Suma, author of The Walls Around Us
"The gravity of Albert's prose in Our Crooked Hearts is inescapable. I love the glint and grind of its magic--its tangled inheritance, the sacrifices it demands, the bonds it makes and breaks. This book will swallow you whole." --Hannah Abigail Clarke, author of Scapegracers
"This is a book that draws the reader in so cleverly, you won't think to ask how deep the water is until it's too late. An instant favorite." --Sarah Gailey, author of The Echo Wife
"With girls as fierce as the magic they wield and secrets looming heavy on every page, this book is utterly compelling the whole way through." --Rachel Griffin, author of The Nature of Witches
"A dark, searing force burns at the core of Our Crooked Hearts. . . . An ominous and irresistibly compelling read." --Shveta Thakrar, author of Star Daughter
"Our Crooked Hearts is eerie, evocative, and electrifyingly brilliant. Melissa Albert's writing is magic made real." --Katherine Webber, author of The Revelry
"This book had me in its CLUTCHES. I read the last half at breakneck speed, bewitched. Powerful witchcraft, a (literally) haunting past, and wicked twists will keep your own crooked heart beating as fast as you can flip the final pages." --Megan Bell, Underground Books, Carrollton, GA
"Listen. Melissa Albert can write. Girl brings the MOOD, the AMBIANCE, the DARKNESS, the CHILLS, and the delightfully (deeply) flawed characters like nobody's damn business. Just a couple of pages into OUR CROOKED HEARTS and I realized I was already clutching my blanket, tense and oh-so-satisfied with the knowledge that I was entering this beautifully written generational story of mothers, daughters, found family, secrets, dead rabbits, and--naturally--witches. Albert weaves magic into the modern world so effortlessly, making Our Crooked Hearts a great book for a wide range of readers." --Eugenia Vela, BookPeople, Austin, TX
"I was held spellbound by Melissa Albert's darkly delicious tale of mothers and daughters, magic, friendship (and rabbits), the secrets we keep, and the lies we tell. I could not put it down. Brava!" --Angela Mann, Kepler's Books & Magazines, Menlo Park, CA
"Our Crooked Hearts is a dark novel of witchcraft and betrayal infused with the effervescence of a gritty, aged up Coraline. It's a neon-lights-on-city-streets urban fantasy with a haunted-house-heart, and I loved it. Melissa Albert has a very unique skill set of writing absolutely gorgeous novels that creep way, way under your skin. This one will have you looking at the world around you with new eyes." --Cristina Russell, Books & Books, Coral Gables, FL
"Our Crooked Hearts is an enchanting, deliciously creepy, and haunting fairy tale: an elixir of dark magic, betrayal, and vengeance infused with love, forgiveness, and hope that left me completely enraptured. Once again, Melissa Albert casts a spell with her literary sorcery." --Alyssa Raymond, Copper Dog Books, Beverly, MA
"Two summers of stolen secrets, glittering broken glass, and encroaching darkness collide in this fantastic venture from the author of The Hazel Wood. Eerie, unsettling, and slightly macabre, Albert's tale of mothers, daughters, and the secrets they keep is hair-raising and impossible to put down. This is the kind of contemporary fantasy I've been craving and Albert more than delivers with Our Crooked Hearts." --Sami Thomason-Fyke, Lafayette County and Oxford Public Library, Oxford, MS
"A tale both spellbinding and binge-worthy." --Publishers Weekly, starred review
"Riveting, creepy, and utterly bewitching; do not miss this one." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review
"Vivid prose pairs effortlessly with an engaging slow-burn mystery in this eerie, dual-timeline thriller." --Shelf Awareness, starred review
"Albert's fast-paced storytelling is both thrilling and accessible, with her descriptive similes, knowledge of the occult, and imaginative spells. Teens who enjoy drama, secrets, romance, and mysteries with a twist of magic will love this one." --School Library Journal, starred review
"Haunting and beautiful, full of messy girls drunk on messier magic and told with electric prose brimming with sharp metaphors." --The Bulletin, starred review
"A standalone novel so precise and enthralling that the only possible explanation is that Albert herself is a witch." --Booklist, starred review
"This book is like a puzzle box that somehow contains a more interesting version of The Craft. . . . It all boils down to the roiling cauldron of mother/daughter issues at the core of this story, and the twisting mystery of it all is very satisfying to unravel. All that plus teen witches -- what more could you ask for?" --NPR.org (Best New Book of Summer)
"This atmospheric, powerful YA fantasy is crammed with secrets, lies, and ferociously good writing." --The Guardian (Best New Children's Book)
"Sublimely creepy." --PopSugar
"This exquisitely written, skillfully plotted page-turner offers gripping suspense, unsettling scenes of magic unleashed, and a surprising love story." --The Buffalo News
"In this paranormal young adult mystery, Albert creates a lyrical and creepy atmosphere that sucks you deep within the pages of the story." --BuzzFeed (Best New Book of June)
"Every line reads like an incantation, and the result is a book pulsing with magic, one that holds the reader firmly under its spell." --V. E. Schwab, author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
"Pulses with a bold, beguiling magic that feels brand new and classic at the same time. I couldn't put it down." --Karen McManus, author of One of Us Is Lying
"A truly masterful tale, Our Crooked Hearts comes with all the trappings of a classic: immaculate prose, a parallel generational story for the ages, and chills when you least expect them." --David Arnold, author of The Strange Fascinations of Noah Hypnotik
"A riveting story that grips you like a spell until you're too deep to emerge unscathed." --Angeline Boulley, author of Firekeeper's Daughter
"Utterly believable mothers, sisters, and daughters with their hands full of magic, making bad decisions because they have to. I love it. No one combines magic, darkness, and the realities of being a woman the way Melissa Albert does." --Kristin Cashore, author of Graceling
"Our Crooked Hearts feels like a freshly spun secret; electric, dangerous--and impossible to keep to yourself." --Courtney Summers, author of Sadie
"Nobody writes like Melissa Albert. Her words are electric, sizzling; they crash through the bloodstream with the same force as the magic she conjures in her stories. Our Crooked Hearts is Albert at her very best; a sharp explosion of a book that's taut, haunting, and potent as a witch's brew." --Krystal Sutherland, author of House of Hollow
"Melissa Albert's signature storytelling is once again pure sorcery. This book has everything I love: girls with tremendous power at their fingertips, mothers with unforgivable secrets, horrors left on the doorstep, and best of all, writing that sings and stuns." --Nova Ren Suma, author of The Walls Around Us
"The gravity of Albert's prose in Our Crooked Hearts is inescapable. I love the glint and grind of its magic--its tangled inheritance, the sacrifices it demands, the bonds it makes and breaks. This book will swallow you whole." --Hannah Abigail Clarke, author of Scapegracers
"This is a book that draws the reader in so cleverly, you won't think to ask how deep the water is until it's too late. An instant favorite." --Sarah Gailey, author of The Echo Wife
"With girls as fierce as the magic they wield and secrets looming heavy on every page, this book is utterly compelling the whole way through." --Rachel Griffin, author of The Nature of Witches
"A dark, searing force burns at the core of Our Crooked Hearts. . . . An ominous and irresistibly compelling read." --Shveta Thakrar, author of Star Daughter
"Our Crooked Hearts is eerie, evocative, and electrifyingly brilliant. Melissa Albert's writing is magic made real." --Katherine Webber, author of The Revelry
"This book had me in its CLUTCHES. I read the last half at breakneck speed, bewitched. Powerful witchcraft, a (literally) haunting past, and wicked twists will keep your own crooked heart beating as fast as you can flip the final pages." --Megan Bell, Underground Books, Carrollton, GA
"Listen. Melissa Albert can write. Girl brings the MOOD, the AMBIANCE, the DARKNESS, the CHILLS, and the delightfully (deeply) flawed characters like nobody's damn business. Just a couple of pages into OUR CROOKED HEARTS and I realized I was already clutching my blanket, tense and oh-so-satisfied with the knowledge that I was entering this beautifully written generational story of mothers, daughters, found family, secrets, dead rabbits, and--naturally--witches. Albert weaves magic into the modern world so effortlessly, making Our Crooked Hearts a great book for a wide range of readers." --Eugenia Vela, BookPeople, Austin, TX
"I was held spellbound by Melissa Albert's darkly delicious tale of mothers and daughters, magic, friendship (and rabbits), the secrets we keep, and the lies we tell. I could not put it down. Brava!" --Angela Mann, Kepler's Books & Magazines, Menlo Park, CA
"Our Crooked Hearts is a dark novel of witchcraft and betrayal infused with the effervescence of a gritty, aged up Coraline. It's a neon-lights-on-city-streets urban fantasy with a haunted-house-heart, and I loved it. Melissa Albert has a very unique skill set of writing absolutely gorgeous novels that creep way, way under your skin. This one will have you looking at the world around you with new eyes." --Cristina Russell, Books & Books, Coral Gables, FL
"Our Crooked Hearts is an enchanting, deliciously creepy, and haunting fairy tale: an elixir of dark magic, betrayal, and vengeance infused with love, forgiveness, and hope that left me completely enraptured. Once again, Melissa Albert casts a spell with her literary sorcery." --Alyssa Raymond, Copper Dog Books, Beverly, MA
"Two summers of stolen secrets, glittering broken glass, and encroaching darkness collide in this fantastic venture from the author of The Hazel Wood. Eerie, unsettling, and slightly macabre, Albert's tale of mothers, daughters, and the secrets they keep is hair-raising and impossible to put down. This is the kind of contemporary fantasy I've been craving and Albert more than delivers with Our Crooked Hearts." --Sami Thomason-Fyke, Lafayette County and Oxford Public Library, Oxford, MS
Melissa Albert is the New York Times and indie bestselling author of the Hazel Wood series (The Hazel Wood, The Night Country, Tales from the Hinterland) and a former bookseller and YA lit blogger. Her work has been translated into more than twenty languages and included in the New York Times list of Notable Children's Books. She lives in Brooklyn with her family.