Stranger Things meets Pretty in Pink:Lark Espinoza could get lost in her music—and shes not so sure anyone in her family would even care to find her. Her trendy party-loving twin sister and her mother-come-lately Beth whos suddenly sworn off men and onto homemaking dont understand her love of cassette tapes her loathing of the pop scene or her standoffish personaliStranger Things meets Pretty in Pink:Lark Espinoza could get lost in her music—and shes not so sure anyone in her family would even care to find her. Her trendy party-loving twin sister and her mother-come-lately Beth whos suddenly sworn off men and onto homemaking dont understand her love of cassette tapes her loathing of the pop scene or her standoffish personality. For outcast Lark nothing feels as much like a real home as working at Bubbles Oddities store and trying to attract the attention of the cute guy who works at the Vinyl shop next door—the same one she traded lyrical notes with in class.Auden Ellis silences the incessant questions in his own head with a steady stream of beats. Despite the unconditional love of his aunt-turned-mother he cant quit thinking about the loss of his parents—or the possibility he might end up afflicted with his fathers issues. Despite his connection with lyric-loving Lark Auden keeps her at arms length because letting her in might mean giving her a peek into something dangerous.When two strangers arrive in town one carrying a mysterious dark object and the other playing an eerie flute tune Lark and Auden find that their painful pasts have enmeshed them in a cursed future. Now they must come to terms with their budding attraction while helping each other challenge the reflection they see in the mirror. If they fail theyll be trapped for eternity in a place beyond reality.(less)