The Looking Glass

"McNally's vivid imagery and exquisite, poetic language--with an ever so slightly sinister undercurrent--weave shimmering, slow-building tension throughout. This ode to sisterhood and strength leads up to an unexpected and thoroughly satisfying conclusion." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"Similar in concept, though softer in tone, to Melissa Albert's The Hazel Wood... A bittersweet modern fairy tale, tinged with magical realism, that will touch hearts." -- Booklist (starred review)

"With a deft hand, McNally traces the physical and emotional journey of a distressed 16-year-old trying to find answers... compelling and slightly surreal." -- Publishers Weekly

"Janet McNally's The Looking Glass is gossamer woven with gold and glass: a fairytale of a novel rooted in the heart of real life. An absolute beauty of a read." -- Kathleen Glasgow, New York Times bestselling author of Girl in Pieces

"A poignant, beautifully-woven story, THE LOOKING GLASS explores all the complexities of love, loss, family, and healing, as we follow one girl on a powerful journey of self-discovery." -- Amber Smith, New York Times bestselling author of The Way I Used to Be

"Reading this book feels like standing in a sunbeam and watching the dust glitter. McNally transforms the mundane into the extraordinary, expertly pairs life's bitter with its sweet, and coaxes her readers into a world they won't soon want to leave. The Looking Glass is pure delight." -- Emily Henry, author of The Love That Split the World

"Janet McNally's writing glows like your best memory, sensuous and alive with moonlight and the smell of flowers." -- Jeff Zentner, author of The Serpent King and Goodbye Days

"A lyrical and heartfelt tale of love, family, and self-discovery that will sweep you up in its magic right from the very first page." -- Caleb Roehrig, author of Last Seen Leaving

"Much like her ballerina heroine, Janet McNally makes her effervescent writing seem effortless. But there's grit beneath the glitter of this charming road-trip fairytale. Stock up on highlighters: you'll want to underline every perfect sentence." -- Harriet Reuter Hapgood, author of The Square Root of Summer

PRAISE FOR GIRLS IN THE MOON: "McNally is a polished storyteller, her prose alive with vivid descriptions, the excitement of romance, and an artist's yearning to create." -- Publishers Weekly

"Girls in the Moon is a beautiful, heartfelt novel about following your own path and finding your voice. Janet McNally's stunning debut is a lush, lyrical paean to mothers, daughters, sisters, and the music that weaves them together." -- Kathleen Glasgow, author of Girl in Pieces

"In her luminous prose, Janet McNally renders the moments--quiet and loud, in the spotlight and in the dark--that shape us and wound us and make us fully human." -- Nina LaCour, award-winning author of Everything Leads to You

"A powerful story of secrets, sisters, mothers and daughters-of a family fractured and pieced back together across time, with love, pain, passion, and music. GIRLS IN THE MOON will stay with you like a song you can't get out of your mind." -- Amber Smith, New York Times bestselling author of The Way I Used to Be

"With lush, lyrical prose and nuanced storytelling, Girls in the Moon is a gorgeous coming-of-age story that sings of sisterhood, secrets, and the ties that both bind and bond us." -- Jessi Kirby, author of Things We Know by Heart

"Laced through with drumbeats and heartbeats, GIRLS IN THE MOON is pure indie rock and even purer poetry. A luminous story of love, art, yearning, and connection." -- Jeff Zentner, author of The Serpent King

"Sophisticated, dreamy, and gorgeously written, Girls in the Moon is like spending a summer night reminiscing with old friends." -- Heidi Heilig, author of The Girl From Everywhere