Wasteland
Francesca Lia Block
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars
3.87
· 27 ratings · 168 pages · Published: 01 Nov 2003
Lex and his sister, Marina, are inseparable. The air they share has always been light and boundless, but suddenly it's weighted down. And now Lex is gone. When the one relationship that cradled her turns out to shatter her sense of self, Marina needs her friend West to help put the pieces back together. But Marina won't feel truly complete until she faces the past that is haunting her.
Highly acclaimed and award-winning author Francesca Lia Block tells the tale of a brother and sister whose loving relationship is too intense for them to bear. With the sensitivity and refinement that Block is known for, she manages to weave together her characters and their lives into this beautiful and thought-provoking tale.
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- fantasy 4
- romance 4
- magical realism 3
- contemporary 3
- coming of age 3
- realistic 3
- high-school 2
- grief 2
- family 2
- dark 2
- forbidden love 2
- lgbtq+ 1
- psychological 1
- teens 1
- urban fantasy 1
- Add topics
- format - reader age
- young adult 3
- book 1
- content warnings
- incest 2
- mental illness 2
- death / grief 1
- suicide / suicidal ideation 1