Publication: May 13, 2025
Pages: 368 pages
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars ☆☆☆☆
Sweet Spark: Arizona knows she looks at things differently, but her parents have raised her to recognize the strength in that.
Arizona and her mom have continued traveling after her dad died in a motorcycle accident near one of their favorite places to set up their camper. When her mom, then, doesn't show up at their assigned meeting place after a day of sightseeing, Arizona realizes that while she doesn't appreciate being surrounded by people, she's never been so alone before either.
Arizona soon begins receiving cyphers and puzzles to solve from her mother's captors. The puzzles are intriguing on their own (though entirely solveable for Arizona), but the history of the secret sect who may be behind her mother's kidnapping is even more compelling research for Arizona.
Along with her dog, Mojo, Arizona meets a couple of humans who don't see to be completely terrible to help out with their quest. The book, and the voice of Arizona, were endearing and definitely made a reader want to continue and see how it all might end. The story earned 4 out of 5 stars as a great YA novel with a non-traditional family/household, neuro-divergent representation, and frankly, some swell humans.
Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for my electronic copy of this book. Receiving the book for free did not influence my review.
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