The Pomegranate Gate
by Ariel Kaplan
Age band: 13+
Looky Rating System: Violence 3/5, Love & Romance 2/5, Mental Health 2/5, Language 1/5, Substance Use 0/5, Fear / Horror 3/5, Fantasy / Supernatural 5/5, LGBTQ+ Representation 3/5, Sci-Fi / Futuristic 0/5, Disability & Neurodiversity 1/5.
Description
The first adventure in the Mirror Realm Cycle, a Spanish Inquisition-era fantasy trilogy inspired by Jewish folklore, with echoes of Naomi Novik and Katherine Arden. Toba Peres can speak, but not shout; sleep, but not dream. She can write with both hands at once, in different languages, but she keeps her talents hidden at her grandparents’ behest. Naftaly Cresques sees things that aren’t real, and dreams things that are.