ROMANCE

Sister Mine

by Nalo Hopkinson
Grand Central. 2013. 320p. ISBN 9780446576925. $23.99. FANTASY
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Life isn't simple for 24-year-old Makeda. A mere mortal, she's trying to establish her independence from her now-separated conjoined magical twin sister, Abby, while dealing with the consequences of her strange parentage: Dad was a demigod, and Mom was a human. When her father's spirit leaves his body and transfers to an angry kudzu vine that's slithering through the streets of Toronto, trouble ensues. In addition to this fantastical backdrop, the World Fantasy Award-winning Hopkinson (Skin Folk) packs in a flying carpet/afghan, a menacing haint, a man who used to be the guitar of Jimi Hendrix, and a host of otherworldly relatives with a plethora of family secrets.
VERDICT This is a tale with a few interesting, quirky touches, but it's weighted down by one-dimensional characterizations, and long, awkward scenes. Only die-hard Hopkinson fans will want this fantasy. [See Prepub Alert, 9/24/12.]
Reviewed by Sally Harrison, Ocean Cty. Lib., Waretown, NJ , Apr 05, 2013
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