Deep in Providence, Riss M. Neilson
Deep in Providence, Riss M. Neilson
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Deep in Providence

Author: Riss M. Neilson

Narrator: Cindy Kay

Unabridged: 12 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/31/2022


Synopsis

"Haunting, intimate, and beautifully told: a magical debut novel from a writer to watch.” —Emily M. Danforth, national bestselling and award-winning author of The Miseducation of Cameron Post

A spellbinding young adult fantasy debut by Riss M. Neilson following three best friends who turn to magic when they're haunted by a friend's death...and perhaps her spirit, combining the atmospheric thrills of The Hazel Wood with the nuanced realism of Erika L. Sanchez.

For best friends Miliani, Inez, Natalie and Jasmine, Providence, Rhode Island has a magic of its own. From the bodegas and late-night food trucks on Broad Street to The Hill that watches over the city, every corner of Providence glows with memories of them practicing spells, mixing up potions and doing séances with the help of the magic Miliani’s Filipino grandfather taught her.

But when Jasmine is killed by a drunk driver, the world they have always known is left haunted by grief...and Jasmine's lingering spirit. Determined to bring her back, the surviving friends band together, testing the limits of their magic and everything they know about life, death, and each other.

And as their plan to resurrect Jasmine grows darker and more demanding than they imagined, their separate lives begin to splinter the bonds they depend on, revealing buried secrets that threaten the people they care about most. Miliani, Inez and Natalie will have to rely on more than just their mystical abilities to find the light.

Thrilling and absorbing, Deep in Providence is a story of profound yearning, and what happens when three teen girls are finally given the power to go after what they want.

“Magic runs like a glittering thread through this densely woven tale of friendship, grief, and identity, and what begins as a backbeat of creeping dread deftly builds into a landscape of supernatural terrors. Neilson balances her page-turning fantasy narrative against the coming of age of a trio of bereaved best friends with grace, delicacy, and startling humanity.” —Melissa Albert, New York Times-bestselling author of the Hazel Wood series and Our Crooked Hearts

A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt Books for Young Readers

About Riss M. Neilson

Riss M. Neilson is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of the Rhode Island College, where she won the English department’s Jean Garrigue Award, which was judged by novelist, Nick White. She is from Providence and lives for the city’s art and culture scene. When she’s not writing, she’s watching anime or playing video games with her two children. Deep in Providence is her debut novel.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Riss on May 25, 2022

Oh. It’s just me here, giving myself some love. Haha <3 UPDATES: You can request to read an early copy (eARC) of DEEP IN PROVIDENCE on— Netgalley: [URL not allowed] And Edelweiss: [URL not allowed]#keywordSe... You can PREORDER here: [URL not allowed]......more

Goodreads review by Marieke on February 27, 2022

Actual rating 4.5 stars Aw, Deep in Providence is raw. Haunting. Magical. Painful. Sad. Hopeful. Emotional. And above all, splendidly written! Three voices, Miliana’s, Inez’s, and Natalie’s, each so distinctive, each full of grief, each dealing with different things after their best friend Jas died in......more

Goodreads review by Kate on March 14, 2022

When I tell you this is the contemporary fantasy I have been waiting for nearly all my life, I really and truly mean it. Deep In Providence is a deeply evocative, atmospheric read that brings magic and faith to life in the most beautiful of ways. At its heart, this book is about three young girls on......more

Goodreads review by gauri on May 26, 2022

the way the writing tugged at my emotions!!!......more

Goodreads review by Olutosin on July 13, 2023

What a story! Deep in Providence (DIP) is indeed deeper in parables! I don't know why I feel so emotional for Inez, Nataniel, and especially Miliani for the loss of Jasmine their friend whose sudden death brought the crew more grief than any of them could handle. Maybe because I'm human and because......more