Can’t-Wait Wednesday: “A Constellation of Roses” by Miranda Asebedo

Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted Tressa at Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we’re excited about that we have yet to read. It’s based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted Jill at Breaking the Spine.

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Last year I read Miranda Asebedo’s debut The Deepest Roots. I’m not usually into magical realism, but that book was just so beautifully written and its characters were all just so good.

And now she has a new book coming out that’s somehow set in the same universe as TDR.

Title: A Constellation of Roses
Author: Miranda Asebedo
Publication Date: November 5, 2019
Publisher: HarperTeen
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Ever since her mother walked out, Trix McCabe has been determined to make it out on her own. And with her near-magical gift for pulling valuables off unsuspecting strangers, Trix is confident she has what it takes to survive. Until she’s caught and given a choice: jail time, or go live with ehr long-lost family in the tiny town of Rocksaw, Kansas.

Trix doesn’t plan to stick around Rocksaw long, but there’s something special about her McCabe relatives that she is drawn to. Her aunt, Mia, bakes pies that seem to cure all ills. Her cousin, Ember, can tell a person’s deepest secret with the touch of a hand. And Trix’s great-aunt takes one look at Trix’s palm and tells her that if she doesn’t put down roots somewhere, she won’t have a future anywhere.

Before long, Trix feels like she might finally belong with this special group of women in this tiny town in Kansas. But when her past comes back to haunt her, she’ll have to decide whether to take a chance on this new life…or keep running from the one she’s always known.

I am super excited for A Constellation of Roses and have it to read next after I finish Shannon Price’s A Thousand Fires. I’m already wondering if there’ll be cameo appearances by any of the TDR cast, but if there aren’t any, going back to the same world will be just as good for me.

A Constellation of Roses comes out November 5 (just a day after my birthday!!!) The author, Miranda Asebedo, is still running a pre-order campaign that’s open to those who live outside the US. If you want to get an exclusive art print featuring the characters of ACoR, check out this link.

MIRANDA ASEBEDO was born and raised in rural Kansas with a love of fast cars, open skies, and books. She carried that love of books to college, where she got her B.A. and M.A. in English, with an emphasis in Creative Writing and Literature. A Seaton Fellowship recipient, her short fiction has appeared in Kansas Voices, Touchstone, and Midway Journal.

Miranda still lives on the prairie today with her husband two kids, and two majestic bulldogs named Princess Jellybean and Captain Jack Wobbles. If Miranda’s not writing or reading, she’s most likely convinced everyone to load up the family muscle car and hit the road.

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