Through a Clouded Mirror

By Miya T. Beck

A mysterious mirror offers Yuki an escape to a magical world. Will she dare to step through?

3.8/5 Goodreads · 106 ratings

272 pages· 61,390 words· Est. 8.5 hour read

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Bookroo's summary

Yuki Snow feels out of place in Santa Dolores, where her family has just moved. Her only solace is a Japanese antiques store, home to a legendary brass mirror. Rumored to be a portal to another world, the mirror reveals a mysterious woman beckoning Yuki. Faced with the chance to escape her mundane life, Yuki must decide whether to step into the unknown. What awaits her on the other side? Adventure, danger, or perhaps a new beginning? Yuki's journey promises to be as enchanting as it is perilous.

From the publisher

Inspired by The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and set in a magical imperial Japan, this is a breathtaking fantasy adventure from the acclaimed author of The Pearl Hunter.Yuki Snow wishes she were anywhere but here.She hates Santa Dolores, where her mom and stepdad just moved the family. Her BFF back home, Julio, has already forgotten his promise to stay in touch–and worse, he like likes Yuki’s mortal enemy. At her new school, the kids think she’s either invisible or a know-it-all nerd.The only friend she’s made so far is the shopkeeper at a Japanese antiques store. Among the treasures there is an ancient brass mirror supposedly once owned by celebrated Japanese writer Sei Shonagon. It’s also rumored to be a portal to Shonagon’s world, which opens every hundred years. So when a woman with long jet-black hair and flowing silk robes appears in the glass, beckoning, Yuki knows there’s only one thing to do–step through to the unknown….

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