Today I’m excited to participate in the Bookstagram and Creative Tour for Dragonfly Girl by Marti Leimbach hosted by MTMC Tours! In this spellbinding thriller and YA debut from bestselling author Marti Leimbach, Kira Adams has discovered a cure for death—and it may just cost her life. Dragonfly Girl was published on February 23rd, 2021 from Katherine Tegen Books/HarperCollins.
Now read on below for a review, beautiful quote graphics, plus an International giveaway!
……………….
Dragonfly Girl by Marti Leimbach
Published by Katherine Tegen Books on February 23, 2021
Genres: Mystery, Thriller, YA
Pages: 384
Format: eBook, Hardcover
Goodreads
Buy on Amazon|Book Depository|B&N
Source: Author, MTMC Tours
I received this book for free from Author, MTMC Tours in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
In this spellbinding thriller and YA debut from bestselling author Marti Leimbach, Kira Adams has discovered a cure for death—and it may just cost her life.
Things aren’t going well for Kira. At home, she cares for her mother and fends off debt collectors. At school, she’s awkward and shy. Plus, she may flunk out if she doesn’t stop obsessing about science, her passion and the one thing she’s good at . . . very good at.
When she wins a prestigious science contest she draws the attention of the celebrated professor Dr. Gregory Munn (as well as his handsome assistant), leading to a part-time job in a top-secret laboratory.
The job is mostly cleaning floors and equipment, but one night, while running her own experiment, she revives a lab rat that has died in her care.
One minute it is dead, the next it is not.
Suddenly she’s the remarkable wunderkind, the girl who can bring back the dead. Everything is going her way. But it turns out that science can be a dangerous business, and Kira is swept up into a world of international rivalry with dark forces that threaten her life.
What to expect from Dragonfly Girl?
It’s been a while since I’ve read a science YA thriller so when I learned about Dragonfly Girl I immediately wanted to pick it up! First of all, let me say that I LOVE the cover, it is so beautiful and eye catching. And the book was so good, it had me hooked from page one.
We get to meet Kira, an incredibly intelligent teenager that has an affinity for science and math. I felt so much for her character: her mother is sick, they have money problems (trouble with loan sharks) and to top it all off, she also gets bullied at school. It feels like she can never catch a break, however her luck changes when she wins an important science contest and manages to get a part time job at a laboratory.
Throughout the story we get to meet several great characters, but my favorites were Lauren and Dmitry. Lauren is Kira’s best friend and number one cheerleader. I just loved how she supported Kira all the time, giving her advice and simply just being there for her. And on the other hand we have Dmitry who Kira gets to meet later when she goes to work at the secret lab and they quickly become friends. I loved how sweet, funny and extremely smart he is.
I would also like to mention the highly unlikable characters of Dragonfly Girl, like Will, her bullies, Biba and other random secondary characters. I thought they were so well written and omg, how much I hated them. Some of them prove to be not so evil, but yikes, they surely represent the ugly side of humankind and how thirst for power can corrupt a system that was supposed to be for the well being of society.
Another thing that I would like to mention is how captivating the writing style is. Dragonfly Girl is divided into three parts and I loved how it felt like I was reading three stories in one book. We had a problem at the beginning of each part and by the end of it, we somehow get a conclusion. I thought that was pretty awesome!
As I was finishing reading Dragonfly Girl, it had me: “What?! This cannot possibly be it?!” I really need more of this story, I want to know more of Kira, her future and what happens next. This was such a great read, I truly recommend it to all sci-fi/thriller lovers out there, I cannot wait for the sequel to come out!!
……………….
For my creative blog post, I did a fan-made book trailer! I had a lot of fun creating it and I used images/videos that I thought fitted the aesthetics of Dragonfly Girl, hope you like it!!
………..
INTL Tour-wide Instagram Giveaway!
Head over to my Instagram account to win a copy of Dragonfly Girl by Marti Leimbac! This giveaway is open internationally and ends on May 1st, 2021. Winner will be announced on @mtmctours’ Instagram account.
Tour Schedule:
April 19
@paperfury – Boostagram + Book Blog
April 20
@the.word.traveler – Bookstagram
April 21
@thereaderandthechef – Bookstagram + Book Blog
April 22
@moonlight_rendezvous – Bookstagram
April 23
@celiamcmahonreads – Bookstagram + Book Blog
April 24
@jenniaahava – Bookstagram
April 25
@larasbookcase – Bookstagram + Book Blog
April 26
@starlight_and_blooms – Bookstagram
April 27
@readerincolors – Bookstagram + Book Blog
April 28
@dreaminginpages – Bookstagram
……………….
Hosted by:
About Marti Leimbach
Marti Leimbach is known for her bestsellers, Dying Young, made into a film starring Julia Roberts, and Daniel Isn’t Talking. She is interested in neurodiversity and has shared the stage with young inventors at the Human Genome Project (Toronto), the National Autistic Society, and the University of Oxford. Her interest in science influenced her YA thriller, Dragonfly Girl.
She teaches on the Masters Programme in Creative Writing at the University of Oxford. Dragonfly Girl is her eighth novel, but her first for young adults.
Great review! That book trailer is amazing, love everything about it!!