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The Wonder State
The Wonder State: A Novel | Sara Flannery Murphy
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From the author of Girl One comes a spellbinding adventure about a strange power lurking in the Arkansas Ozarks, and the group of friends obsessed with finding it. Five friends arrive back in Eternal Springs, the small town they all fled after high-school graduation. Each of them is drawn home by a cryptic, scrawled two-word letter: You promised. It has been fifteen years since that life-changing summer, and they're anxious to find out why Brandi called them back, especially when they vowed never to return. But Brandi is missing. She'd been acting erratically for months, in and out of rehab, railing at whoever might listen about magic all around them. About a power they can't see. And strange houses that appear only when you need them . . . Told in two enthralling time lines, The Wonder State is a stunning, immersive follow-up to Girl One. Sara Flannery Murphy has created another dazzling, genre-blurring novel—an adventure story laced with nostalgia and magic, exploring belonging and the lasting power of community.
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The Wonder State: A Novel | Sara Flannery Murphy
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This was a slow one to get hooked on, but it turned out to be a lovely read that I really enjoyed. While there is fantasy in the story, it is in reality very much based in the real world. It deals with a group of young people at the cusp of becoming adults and wanting desperately to escape the small town and the circumstances they live in. It deal with magic, mystery, coming of age, and friendship and was really quite beautiful and deep. 4.25/5