A Constellation of Roses

 By: Miranda Asebo

Location: FIC ASE

Genre: Magiacal Realism, Fantasy, Young Adult

"You have to decide if you'll bloom or if you'll wither."

"Beneath all of the humor and warmth and love and magic, though, A Constellation of Roses is a story of grief, addiction, abuse, generational curses, poverty, and the measures desperate people will go to simply to survive. It's a hard read, especially given the fact that I've had so many family members go down paths like Trix's mother's, but it's well worth the ache and it offers so much optimism in the end. Just like the McCabe women's gifts, this story is quietly, sweetly magical and left me more than a little bit awed." Destiny

Perfect for fans of Tell Me Three Things and The Astonishing Color of After, A Constellation of Roses is brimming with a magic all its own—lovable and flawed characters, an evocative setting, and friendships to treasure.

Ever since her troubled mother abandoned her, Trix McCabe has preferred to stay on the move.

But when she lands with her long-lost relatives, she finds out that the McCabe women have talents like her own that defy explanation: pies that cure all ills, palm-reading that never misses the mark, knowledge of secrets that have never been told.

Before long, Trix feels like she might finally have found somewhere she belongs. But when her past comes back to haunt her, she’ll have to decide whether to take a chance on this new life . . . or keep running from the one she’s always known.

"Do you ever read something and, while you're reading it, you're like, "Yeah, this is good," and then you finish it, and you're still like, "Yeah, that was good!" and then suddenly, a week has gone by and you think back on it and it hits you that holy smokes, that was such a good book?! That was Constellation for me. It's like it crept up on me and got under my skin, and now I just can't stop thinking about this sweet, quiet, sad story." Destiny

Some of my scars will always show, whether I want them to or not.