Naya’s family is all about their art, their traditions, their secret ability to see time. They expect her to follow in their footsteps, creating art and keeping their powers concealed. But she wants to be a doctor—and you can’t do that if you’re hiding all the time! When a chance to go to medical science camp comes up, her family disapproves, but Grandmother challenges her to a if she can weave her soul wrap before the camp begins, she can go; if she fails, she has to say good-bye to her science dreams for good. With all of the knowledge of time at her fingertips, Naya is sure she can win. But someone is rigging events to learn her family’s secrets—and it turns out that what she doesn’t know could jeopardize everyone she loves.

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I was intrigued not only by the fact that the family in this book possessed a special gift, allowing them to see the lines of people’s lives and see through time in a way – but also by the fact that this book really centered around family and tradition. I will admit, Naya as a main character was not the most likeable. Any pre-teen or teen is going to have issues as they are growing up and learning who they really are, but at times I felt Naya’s attitude towards her family and her occasional flippancy towards her mother’s and grandmother’s teachings/warnings was a little grating. As the story continued she became easier to like and understand, which was likely the intent, her character grew as she worked through all the things she needed to work through. The initial premise, the fact that Naya wants to be a doctor while her family wants her to continue in the family “business” or tradition is a common one we see everywhere, so the addition of the mystical gift as well as the danger of the individual who’s trying to discover the family’s secret was a great way to shape a story. A great coming of age story with some intrigue and magic woven through it.

Walk the Web Lightly comes out today, May 7th, so make sure to pick up a copy!

Happy reading!