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    Into the Light
    Into the Light
    Into the Light
    Audiobook12 hours

    Into the Light

    Written by Mark Oshiro

    Narrated by Alejandro Ruiz

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    About this audiobook

    Award-winning author Mark Oshiro (Anger is a Gift) returns with a new contemporary coming-of-age novel laced with a twisty, dark mystery you’ll have to read to believe.

    Hidden Secrets Always Come to Light.


    Manny lives by the rules—the rules that have kept him moving, kept him alive, and have helped him survive being thrust into adulthood long before he was ready. It’s been a year since breaking the rules got him cast out of his family. But the existence of an unidentified body found in the hills of Idyllwild, California is drawing him back to his deepest trauma because he may know who it is.


    Eli lives for the future—he’s put his entire faith into the teachings that raised him: family, duty, and love. After all, obedience leads to deliverance from a harsh world into an eternal paradise. But why doesn’t Eli remember his past? What if he can’t escape the doubt that eats away at his foundation of belief?


    For fans of Courtney Summers and Tiffany Jackson—Into the Light is a thrilling, ripped-from-the-headlines story about the traumas facing a nation and two young men caught in the crossfire of inherited pain and their crisis of faith, all with Oshiro’s signature mix of raw emotions and gorgeous depiction of queer resilience.

    Editor's Note

    YA thriller…

    Manny, a Mexican-cued teen, finds solace in the Varela family after being abandoned by his white, religious adopters. When an unidentified body is found in the California wilderness, Manny fears it’s his long-lost sister. Oshiro (“Each of Us a Desert”) explores religious indoctrination and the white savior trope through a queer, Latinx lens. Interwoven timelines and perspectives between Manny and another struggling teen build tension throughout this YA thriller.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSpotify Audiobooks
    Release dateMar 28, 2023
    ISBN9781667076300
    Author

    Mark Oshiro

    Mark Oshiro is the award-winning author of the young adult books Anger Is a Gift (Schneider Family Book Award) and Each of Us a Desert as well as their middle grade debut, The Insiders. They are also the coauthor (with Rick Riordan) of the #1 New York Times bestselling novel The Sun and the Star. When not writing, they are trying to pet every dog in the world. Visit them online at markoshiro.com.

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    • 4/5
      This book starts out very strong, beautifully descriptive, with engaging characters and voice. It uses balanced time jumps to add tension of the mystery, and enable the story to gradually unfold.

      Unfortunately, the ending was a let down, with a supernatural twist that felt cheap and unneeded. There are pages of ramblings from both the religious adults, and Manny that make you (and even some of the other characters) say “shut up already!”

      Definitely worth your time, but be prepared for the drop.
    • 5/5
      This is a review for the audio version. I specifically chose this book because of the narrator. But Holy-Cult-Revival-Camp....this book was amazing. The narrator whole heartedly did this book justice, sure. He does that, he's talented in an impressive way... but the storyline was captivating and gripping and emotional and relatable in an ominous "where do any of us fit in?" kind of way. The emotions were conveyed through impeccable narration, palpable even- to be redundant. The story was in NO WAY predictable and (sorry//lite spoiler: had a sweet ending). I hate emotionally investing in tedious literary works... getting attached to the characters (and their nebulous unwritten futures) only for them to perish at the end...like the sad little poof of a misfired firecracker. The end; sucks to be you. But, this book isn't like that. It's beautiful and scary and real and hopeful in a way you wouldn't expect. Listen to this book...And don't stop until it's over. And when it is, you'll need a moment to collect yourself. Then go apologize to all the people you ignored while you were deep in it.