From Powells.com
Staff Pick
Oregonian author Tucholke weaves together a compelling young adult story with three narrators: a queen bee, a sensitive young boy, and a mysterious girl. Set in a strange fairy-tale world of teen intrigue, Wink Poppy Midnight will leave you wondering, who is the hero and who is the villain? Recommended By Kim T., Powells.com
Synopses & Reviews
The intrigue of The Raven Boys and the “supernatural or not” question of The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer coalesce in this young adult mystery, where nothing is quite as it seems, no one is quite who you think, and everything can change on a dime.
Every story needs a hero.
Every story needs a villain.
Every story needs a secret.
Wink is the odd, mysterious neighbor girl, wild red hair and freckles. Poppy is the blond bully and the beautiful, manipulative high school queen bee. Midnight is the sweet, uncertain boy caught between them. Wink. Poppy. Midnight. Two girls. One boy. Three voices that burst onto the page in short, sharp, bewitching chapters, and spiral swiftly and inexorably toward something terrible or tricky or tremendous.
What really happened?
Someone knows.
Someone is lying.
For fans of Holly Black, We Were Liars, and The Virgin Suicides, this mysterious tale full of intrigue, dread, beauty, and a whiff of something strange will leave you utterly entranced.
Review
“Wink Poppy Midnight features three strongly delineated first-person narrators. Dark and compelling, it challenges the reader in the best way.” Kenny Brechner, PW ShelfTalker
Review
“Tucholke showcases her talent for storytelling once again.... Unique characterization turns archetypes inside out.... This title will keep readers on their toes.... Recommended.” School Library Journal
Review
“A dark, unpredictable mystery that...shimmer[s] with sumptuous descriptions and complicated psychologies.... Occult accoutrements, descriptions of the wild landscape, and a twisting-turning plot create an uncertain atmosphere that constantly shift readers’ perceptions of who is trustworthy.” Publishers Weekly
Review
“Tucholke walks a fine, spine-chilling line.... An eerie, tangled story with plenty of questions: Who can be trusted? Who—or what—pulls the strings?... The book keeps readers wondering. Nicely constructed and planned, with unexpected twists to intrigue and entertain.” Kirkus Reviews, starred review
About the Author
April Genevieve Tucholke is the author of Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea and Between the Spark and the Burn, and the curator of the Slasher Girls and Monster Boys anthology. She lives in Oregon.