7/6/2023 0 Comments Maya and the rising dark![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() She definitely would have been a cool friend to have. I feel for these characters, I understand them on every page, and, honestly, if I was a kid I’d want to hang out with Maya. I gave it 3 stars over on GoodReads (for whatever an arbitrary rating system matters to you) and that’s nothing against Barron’s writing. It looked interesting, I gave her a follow, then BOOM! A little while later she drops that she’s releasing a middle-grade book series starring a young black girl fighting against supernatural forces in Chicago. Rena Barron, Maya and the Rising DarkĪ little over a year ago? Two? I came across Rena Barron on Twitter, promoting her book series Kingdom of Souls. If I thought Papa’s voice was magical when he told stories, it was mesmerizing when he sang. Just to see a smile on my sweet baby girl’s face No mountain or storm or foe will keep me awayįor I’ll cross raging rivers and bend hyperspace There’s nowhere in the whole world I’d rather beįor though I must fight to hold the beasts at bay ![]() There’s much work to do and many places to goīut no matter how far I travel or the people I see His usual deep voice dropped into a familiar lullaby.įrom the morning’s glow to the evening’s low But then Papa started to sing at the table. I put my fork aside, waiting for him to tell me it was all a joke. ![]()
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