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Some books are just so freaking awesome that they leave you speechless. You want to write a coherent review but just don't know where to begin because every word, every line is full of meaning and literally life-changing. The feeling that someone out there sees you as more than poor, dysfunctional and in need of saving by the magical default person. That your lives are filled with light, love, family, friendships and community. Then they make you wonder why there aren't MORE novels like this. Then they make you realize there ARE books like this but the racist gatekeepers in publishing don't want you to have them, or if they do, they don't want a member of that group to write them. Then you understand why #ownvoices and #WeNeedDiverseBooks exist.

I was already in love with Shadowshaper to the point where anyone came at author Daniel Jose Older wrong, I was going to clap back at them hard. If I'm willing to become a posse of one for an author I love, well, that tells you something.

Shadowhouse Fall did not disappoint. This sequel is everything urban fantasy should be and (mostly) isn't. It's diverse as all hell without reading like it checks off all the boxes. It skillfully weaves real life issues like gentrification and the overpolicing of communities of color within a world of magic that rightfully honors African, Latino and indigenous cultures. It has a heroine who isn't stuck on stupid, especially when there's a boy involved. Sierra Santiago doesn't let testosterone get in the way of what she needs to do. In short, she loses none of her autonomy. We get a novel about family and friends who may lack power in a supremacist system, yet refuse to bend or break. They have powers the rest of the world does not see or understand, therefore dismiss.

Can I give a shout out to Izzy who's got mad flow skills? She and Bennie are so adorable.

I make no secret that I hate hate hate the "love triangle". But here, Daniel Jose Older not only makes it make sense, but it's not the raison d'etre. It's simply a case of how relationships can be complicated and that what one person wants or needs may not always gel with what others want or need. There is no #teamRobbie or #teamPulpo here. Both young men had things to offer Sierra.

Oh, and can I just give another "hell yeah" to how Older showed how no movement for social justice should ever shut out women, especially Black women (who are often the backbone of such movements). And how he handled mental illness, something communities of color struggle with. As someone who struggles with anxiety, I know exactly what Pulpo was going through.

I'm not going to lie, I'm a Daniel Jose Older fangirl. I follow the man on Twitter and when he favorites or responds to my tweets, I'm over the damn moon. I'm still hoping and waiting for a salsa/thrash band like Culebra. Shadowhouse Fall needs to be a movie. Stat. I know he has his Bone Street Rumba novels (which are awesome too) but I'm ready for more shadowshaping.


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Shadowhouse Fall The Shadowshaper Cypher Book 2 Daniel José Older Books Reviews

SPOILER ALERT

Mr. Older has given us a world of magical politics in a world building exercise unlike anything I've seen before. I can't really describe it, but Mr. Older can, and he does, very well.

Sierra is even more brilliant than before. I love her; I love her friends; I love her magic. I love her hair. I love the way she talks.

Interwoven into this fantastical scenario is the very real battle between good and evil taking place around the (not-so) astounding notion that black lives matter. In many ways, the non-magical official actors were far more frightening than the creepy ole magic users.

I don't get the musical interludes, but most readers will be able to hear them differently from me. I'm old and uptight and ridiculously white.
Shadowhouse Fall is the second full novel in the Shadowshaper series. The book is fast paced. The characters are well-drawn. The action is riveting. This was a book that kept me reading into the wee hours of the morning. This book has a heavier use of slang than the first book, but it does not detract from the story. In fact, it enhances the flavor of the book. The Shadowshaper myth is new and exciting. I have no doubt that this will be on TV or on film. If you liked the magic and kickass heroines of The Mortal Instruments, Morganville Vampires, The Vampire Academy, Harry Potter, and most werewolf sagas, you won't be disappointed with the Shadowshaper series. No weres or vamps, but magical houses with conquest murder, and mayhem in mind. Shadowshaper is first. There are two novellas, it would be best to read them as well before diving in.
The best fantasy doesn’t avoid or distort reality but helps readers see the real world from an extraordinary perspective. In Shadowhouse Fall, the second book in the Shadowshaper Cypher series, author Daniel José Older gives us not only a great urban fantasy adventure but also a new mythology that bestows significance on the very real dangers facing modern teens, particularly POC teens. The first book in the series, Shadowshaper, introduces readers to Brooklyn native Sierra Santiago, who inherits from her Puerto Rican grandmother the honored position of Lucera, leader of the shadowshapers—a group of Sierra’s family and friends that channels their ancestors’ spirits through art to fight injustice. If that sounds whoooa, yes it is pretty dope! To get acquainted with this fascinating world of shadowshaping, I highly recommend checking out Shadowshaper if you haven’t already read it.

Shadowhouse Fall takes us deeper into the shadowshaping world, which is closely intertwined with the real world of Brooklyn. To her alarm, Sierra discovers that becoming the Lucera and forming a team of shadowshapers has stirred up powerful supernatural forces with a determination to take her down if they can’t win her over to their side. It starts with Mina, one of her high school classmates, who meets Sierra in the woods at Prospect Park with a warning in the form of what appears to be a tarot card. In her usual blend of wit and snark, Sierra quips, “My mama told me not to take freaky magic cards from strange white girls I meet in the woods.” She soon learns, however, that the card belongs to the Deck of Worlds, an enchanted pack of cards pitting her Shadowhouse (the shadowshapers) against the House of Light, which is run by the Sisterhood of the Sorrows, a mysterious supernatural trinity behind the attacks on Sierra’s shadowshapers in the first book. But why is the House of Light so determined to take Sierra for one of its own? Can Sierra trust Mina, who belongs to the House of Light? And who or what is responsible for creating the Deck of Worlds? The more answers Sierra and her shadowshapers uncover, the more they realize they’ve become unwilling participants in a dangerous game that’s very intentionally rigged against them. However, this isn’t just a battle among supernatural forces; Sierra and the shadowshapers begin to see connections between their adversaries’ agenda and the racial injustices attacking them.

This is why Shadowhouse Fall is the best kind of fantasy novel Older tells a spellbinding story of magic and the supernatural that also addresses the very real-world problems of racial profiling, white supremacy, and police brutality against black and brown people. Not only does the author call attention to these problems, but more importantly he gives readers a message of empowerment. By creating a new mythology—the mythology of the shadowshapers—Older affirms the inherent dignity and worth of people of color, especially those who have been victims of racially charged police brutality or have lost a loved one to police brutality. He turns the Western European cliché of light vs. dark into a refreshing role reversal light is not always good, and darkness is not always evil. The author also affirms that every black life matters, and every black life has the potential to be a powerful force for good in this world—truths that should go without saying but sadly need repetitious, insistent saying.

I can tell Older had an absolute blast weaving all this together into one hell of a fun read! Yes, I can say “fun” even with the serious issues presented here, because by the author’s deft writing, the story never feels too heavy-handed. It shimmers with magic, suspense, mystery, and humor too. Sierra and her friends and family are vibrant, snarky, and true to life—ordinary people who just happen to have extraordinary talents and the chance to forge a new identity based on who they say they are, not who history or racism or hatred says they are.

P.S. I also highly recommend checking out Older’s two Shadowshaper Cypher novellas, Ghost Girl in the Corner and Dead Light March. These take place chronologically between Shadowshaper and Shadowhouse Fall, and they give a lot more insight into some of the supporting characters. I’m glad I read them before this book, because it helped me understand Mina’s backstory and how she ended up in the House of Light with a deck of “freaky magic cards.”
Some books are just so freaking awesome that they leave you speechless. You want to write a coherent review but just don't know where to begin because every word, every line is full of meaning and literally life-changing. The feeling that someone out there sees you as more than poor, dysfunctional and in need of saving by the magical default person. That your lives are filled with light, love, family, friendships and community. Then they make you wonder why there aren't MORE novels like this. Then they make you realize there ARE books like this but the racist gatekeepers in publishing don't want you to have them, or if they do, they don't want a member of that group to write them. Then you understand why #ownvoices and #WeNeedDiverseBooks exist.

I was already in love with Shadowshaper to the point where anyone came at author Daniel Jose Older wrong, I was going to clap back at them hard. If I'm willing to become a posse of one for an author I love, well, that tells you something.

Shadowhouse Fall did not disappoint. This sequel is everything urban fantasy should be and (mostly) isn't. It's diverse as all hell without reading like it checks off all the boxes. It skillfully weaves real life issues like gentrification and the overpolicing of communities of color within a world of magic that rightfully honors African, Latino and indigenous cultures. It has a heroine who isn't stuck on stupid, especially when there's a boy involved. Sierra Santiago doesn't let testosterone get in the way of what she needs to do. In short, she loses none of her autonomy. We get a novel about family and friends who may lack power in a supremacist system, yet refuse to bend or break. They have powers the rest of the world does not see or understand, therefore dismiss.

Can I give a shout out to Izzy who's got mad flow skills? She and Bennie are so adorable.

I make no secret that I hate hate hate the "love triangle". But here, Daniel Jose Older not only makes it make sense, but it's not the raison d'etre. It's simply a case of how relationships can be complicated and that what one person wants or needs may not always gel with what others want or need. There is no #teamRobbie or #teamPulpo here. Both young men had things to offer Sierra.

Oh, and can I just give another "hell yeah" to how Older showed how no movement for social justice should ever shut out women, especially Black women (who are often the backbone of such movements). And how he handled mental illness, something communities of color struggle with. As someone who struggles with anxiety, I know exactly what Pulpo was going through.

I'm not going to lie, I'm a Daniel Jose Older fangirl. I follow the man on Twitter and when he favorites or responds to my tweets, I'm over the damn moon. I'm still hoping and waiting for a salsa/thrash band like Culebra. Shadowhouse Fall needs to be a movie. Stat. I know he has his Bone Street Rumba novels (which are awesome too) but I'm ready for more shadowshaping.