BREAKUP FROM HELL

A high school senior falls for the new guy in town—who is hot, charming, and definitely up to no good.

Miguela “Mica” Angeles lives in the small, boring town of Stowe, Vermont, with her uber-religious grandmother. Between school, church, and hanging out with her three best friends—Barry, Zee, and Rage—nothing really exciting happens. So when Sam, a mysterious tourist passing through town, appears interested in Mica, she starts to fall for his seductive ways, going along on exciting adventures that border on law-breaking (and definitely break abuela’s rules). As Mica spends more time with Sam, strange things start to happen to her and her friends, as each of them develop supernatural powers accompanied by terrifying visions of the end of the world. It soon becomes very clear that there is a lot that Mica’s abuela has kept from her regarding their Puerto Rican roots and family history and that Mica and her friends have a lot to learn before all hell breaks loose—literally. This entertaining fantasy with roots in Catholic lore has a fast-paced plot and features a delightfully charming friend group. It’s empowering and subversive to see a Latine protagonist taking on the role that Mica is assigned and equally heartwarming to witness the love between Mica and her abuela. Major supporting characters are White.

A page-turning otherworldly adventure.