Missing, Presumed Dead by Emma Berquist
May 21, 2019, from Greenwillow Books
Young adult urban fantasy
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With a touch, Lexi can sense how and when someone will die. Some say it’s a gift. But to Lexi it’s a curse—one that keeps her friendless and alone. All that changes when Lexi foresees the violent death of a young woman, Jane, outside a club. But Jane doesn’t go to the afterlife quietly. Her ghost remains behind, determined to hunt down her murderer, and she needs Lexi’s help. In life, Jane was everything Lexi is not—outgoing, happy, popular. But in death, all Jane wants is revenge. Lexi will do anything to help Jane, to make up for the fact that she didn’t—couldn’t—save Jane’s life, and to keep this beautiful ghost of a girl by her side for as long as possible.
4 stars
Listen, this book is everything you could want from a gritty queer urban fantasy.
Murder! Ghosts! Murdered gay ghosts who don’t fall into the “bury your gays” trope because, you know … they’re not buried! Missing, Presumed Dead isn’t my usual cup of tea, but Emma Berquist’s debut, Devils Unto Dust, was so innovative that I had to check this one out and I’m so glad I did.
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