I recently finished reading Fractured Path by JC Cervantes. Its about a teen girl who lost her parents at a young age. She had been raised by relative who have been keeping secrets from her. She knows about the magic inside her, but does she know everything?

3.5 stars
This was a really fun continuation of the Mirror series. This series follows several generations of the same magical family and each book is about a different generation. This one took place in the 1960's in San Francisco. It follows Blake who periodically has visions when she touches an object. She learns about a lost family heirloom and a curse on their family.
Blake was a wonderful main character and I loved her friendship with her best friend Olivia. Blake lived with her aunt and uncle and they had a great family dynamic that was very believable.
The plot was a little bit slow moving at first, but the ending had some great twists and it really ended with a kind of cliffhanger that makes me really excited for the last book!

3.5/5 Stars

FRACTURED PATH is a story about how the choices made in the past can result in a fractured path for those who come after. I thought this was a solid book, one I understood better than SHATTERED MIDNIGHT. I liked Blake and thought that her experiences as a multi-racial young woman in 1960s San Francisco was really compelling. I loved seeing Blake with her extended family as she tries to figure out the magic inside of her. It's great to see that kind of dynamic in a YA Book. I really enjoyed how Cervantes brought 1960s San Francisco to life in all of its vibrancy and its flaws. Cervantes's writing style kept my attention well for the most part. I also really enjoyed the narrator as well. I remain feeling a little disconnected from this series and may not continue with it, but so far, this was the best installment for me.

When I requested this audiobook I did not realize it was the third in the series. It does work well as a standalone, though the ending does leave the reader wanting the next book immediately. I really enjoyed the character development as well as the strong friendship. I did want to see more influence of the setting. Overall an enjoyable book I think upper middle grade and high school readers will enjoy.

It's 1960s in San Francisco. Blake is an artist in a world where women are still expected to conform to gender norms and not be famous artists, so Blake is rejected from several opportunities because she's a lady. Grrr, right? Blake blames it on her family curse and notoriously bad luck, So when Blake is given an opportunity to seek out a family heirloom that could break the curse and help her live out her artistic dreams. Will Blake be able to find the mirror and save her family and get back her art skills?

What I loved:
The friendship between Blake and Olivia
The love of Kole and Remi for Blake
The open ended epilogue - so many loose ends to tie up in the next novel!
The narrator was fantastic!
The bits of history intermingled into the story
The betrayal - it's a good one

When I first requested this title I was unaware that it was the third book in the YA fairy-tale quartet. Now I’m eagerly wanting to read the first two which I’m gathering has been written by other authors. I listened to this one just fine without the other two but as a reader I strictly read in order for the reading experience. This one had my absolute favorite time period the 60s and set in one of my favorites cities SF. Filled with magic… and family history I’m excited to see where it began.