ARC Review: "Of Blood and Lightning" by Micki Jane ★★★★
ARC Review:Of Blood and Lightning by Micki Jane This was excellent! A perfect young adult read for fans of the Percy Jackson and Pegasus book series . Ideal for autumn as it is set in September and has a witch in it . Extremely suitable for Black History Month, with good POC representation. Every time I swing my sword, the storm finds a new voice. Thunder cut straight from the pounding in my chest. Lightning called from my blood. [ Contains some spoilers ] PLOT SUMMARY 16-year-old Ophelia Johnson’s life has been bleak thus far. Not knowing who her mother is has to be the least of it: her grandparents and cousins 4 years prior, and now her father, have all died. She has been taken in by her uncle Janus and aunt Cherice after her father’s death, moving from Austin, Texas to New River, North Dakota. There, she meets a group of high school kids around her own age: Roman, Cassian “Cass”, Baxter, Alessia and Olivia. They all swiftly become friends over the summer. As the new ter
