LitPick Review
Bliss is about a girl named Bliss Inthemorningdew, who is growing up in the late 1960s and early 1970s, when segregation is the biggest problem in the county. Bliss begins to attend a school in Alabama. One day, Bliss hears a voice in her head that is not hers. Sandy also hears this voice, although Bliss doesnt know it. One day, Bliss doesnt have anyone to sit with at lunch, so she sits with Sandy. Soon she and Sandy become friends. Sarah Lynn Lancaster is the schools most popular and most beautiful student. Sarah Lynn is secretly dating the only African American in the school. As Bliss begins to befriend Sarah Lynn, Sandy starts to treat Bliss, as though she owns her. This all ties together at the Winter Dance; where the unthinkable happens.
Opinion:
Bliss is a very creepy book. It deals with segregation and blood magic. It's a page turner, with some creepy discoveries. I was scared until the end, but I had to find out what happened next. This book has very real characters. Most of the characters surprised me. I couldn't believe how smart this book is. The two topics work together nicely and Lauren Myracle shows how brilliant she is once again.
