K. Ibura
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K. Ibura is a writer, painter, and traveler from New Orleans, Louisiana. The middle child of five, she grew up in a hardscrabble neighborhood with oak and fig trees, locusts and mosquitoes, cousins and neighbors. K. Ibura's work delves into spheres of human liberation, human connection, and evolution. She employs speculative fiction and creative nonfiction to take readers through mind-bending journeys into the transcendent, the mystical, and the fantastic.
Reviews
Paste Magazine: Tempest Book Review
Like Thorn, the protagonist of Tempest is on a mission of self-discovery, while also trying to keep the truths she knows about herself secret. Veronique was born with wind powers, something her Mawmaw made her promise to hide from everyone.
Shelf Awareness, enlightenment for readers: Tempest Book Review
K. Ibura’s Tempest is a fresh, clever, coming-of-age fantasy in which a Black teen must learn to control her wind-wielding powers while dodging an evil organization. During the devastating Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Veronique’s parents “built a float and attached it to the bars on the attic window.
Book Riot: Tempest Book Round Up
Veronique’s parents died when she was young, so her whole life has been spent with her MawMaw on a rural Louisiana farm. Veronique has a secret, and it’s one that her grandmother has warned her to be cautious of. Veronique can control the wind.
Locus Magazine : Tempest Book RoundUp
Contemporary fantasy novel. Veronique was raised with her protective grandmother, MawMaw, on a farm in Louisiana. They hide Veronique’s secret — that she can control the wind — but when MawMaw falls ill, Veronique must go to New Orleans to live in the “normal” world.
Hasty Book List: Tempest Book RoundUp
After Veronique’s parents died, her grandmother raised her on a farm in rural Louisiana. For sixteen years, it’s just been Veronique, MawMaw, and an ocean of trees. That’s because Veronique has a secret—one MawMaw has warned her she must always keep safe. Veronique has the power to control the wind.
Book Crushin: Tempest Round Up
In this lyrical and epic contemporary novel with magical fantasy elements, a girl must learn to master her powers over the wind before a sinister secret organization finds her. Perfect for fans of Legendborn, A Song Below Water, and Vespertine.
Reading in Wonderland: Tempest Book Review
After Veronique’s parents died, her grandmother raised her on a farm in rural Louisiana. For sixteen years, it’s just been Veronique, MawMaw, and an ocean of trees. That’s because Veronique has a secret—one MawMaw has warned her she must always keep safe.
Shelf Awareness: Tempest Book Review
K. Ibura’s Tempest is a fresh, clever, coming-of-age fantasy in which a Black teen must learn to control her wind-wielding powers while dodging an evil organization.
The Nerd Daily: Tempest Q&A
We chat with author K. Ibura about Tempest, which is a lyrical and epic contemporary novel with magical fantasy elements that follows a girl who must learn to master her powers over the wind before a sinister secret organisation finds her.
Geek Vibes Nation: Tempest Book RoundUp
After Veronique’s parents died, her grandmother raised her on a farm in rural Louisiana. For sixteen years, it’s just been Veronique, MawMaw, and an ocean of trees. That’s because Veronique has a secret—one MawMaw has warned her she must always keep safe. Veronique has the power to control the wind.