Book Review | Girl in the Walls by Katy Michelle Quinn

Girl in the Walls is a YA novella by Katy Michelle Quinn

A dark & sweet coming of age fairy tale about becoming who you are.

Leaving the city was not Vernon's choice. Neither was moving into an old house in a bumpkin-run town in the Cascadian forest, where the shadows move and the stairs make a sound like dying crows. It's a relief when Vernon discovers a space inside the walls of his bedroom, a space inhabited by a mysterious girl named Violet. Violet's nothing like Vernon. She's pretty and cool, and she has a closetful of cute clothes. But as Vernon and Violet become friends, Vernon starts to realize that she's much more like him than he thought, leading him down a fairy-tale path of self-discovery. Out of the closet and into the world.

Girl in the Walls is a wonderful book.

This is the first thing I have read by Katy Michelle Quinn. Her writing is so poetic! I felt like I was reading a narrative poem; her writing is gorgeous.

Girl in the Walls is short (novella length) and is a coming-of-age, discovering-your-true-self story. It's heartbreaking but it's also wonderful.

 

⭐⭐⭐⭐★
4/5 stars

Content warning for self-harm.