Almost a year after they went missing, teens Daniel, Laura, and Mo turn up in the classroom of their music teacher, Mr. Anabin, with a person none of them know, Bowie. They weren't just missing — they died, and everyone they loved grieved for their loss — but now they're magically back and Mr. Anabin (who is not at all the nerdy teacher he seems) uses his supernatural skills to retcon the entire community into believing that the trio was in Ireland on a music fellowship. Now that they've returned, however, Daniel, Laura, and Mo find themselves intrinsically intertwined with Anabin, a magical shapeshifting creature named Bogomil, and a tempestuous diva named Malo Mogge, all while fighting to stay among the living.
Any description of this book is going to pale in comparison to the complex web of guilt, magic, grief, death, love, and music that Link has woven in her first novel. The characters are compelling, the magical system confusing (but in the best possible way), and the motives of everyone uncertain in a way that propels the plot through all 600+ pages. I absolutely loved this book, and I wouldn't be surprised to see it on awards shortlists later this year.
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