It was pretty strange listening to this YA title from the DC Icons series the same week as I was watching season 2 of The Handmaid's Tale! This is a narrative adaptation of Black Canary's origin story. Dinah Lance is the daughter of the original Black Canary, living in a Gotham City controlled by the Court of Owls. Females are banned from holding certain jobs and wearing unauthorized clothing. Their singing voices have been chemically silenced. Do you ever have strange, unplanned convergences like this? I will suggest this to teen readers who enjoy reading or viewing the Netflix movie of Moxie.

I received this book as part of a book club and dove right in. It takes place in Buffalo around the year 1900 and weaves all sort of history into a fictional murder mystery tale. Though not a traditional hang on the edge of your seat mystery, the story is told by the headmaster of a private school whose life intertwines with all sorts of residents of Buffalo, particularly the upper class. Her story and background unfolds in the pages and connects the dots to many different characters.

It’s very funny and weird

A beautiful book of poetry. The audiobook is read by the author. She has a calming voice and shares her words well.

This was cute. I really like the character’s journeys being both the same and different.

I like how the book had drama. I also liked the jokes, they were funny.

Different twist adding all

I like smart because I like when he wins the jumping race and I also like when Hannah and Becky become friends, and I also like the part when they train Becky to have stormy go across some of the fences even though she is scared of the fence that has the yellow flower box she still jumps over it because becky knows that she can do it

Super quick read and really funny and sweet

You will not think about parfaits in the same way again