Emma's sister has gone missing and her family has lost everything searching for her. Emma has been offered magic by a cat to help her find her sister.

In Emma's world magic is real. There are harpies, hags and fairies. Cats have magic, are stronger in a pride and act just as indifferent as the cats in our world without magic.

It took me a little bit to get into the story, Emma was a very engaging in the beginning. As she embraced her magic and pride she grew as a character.

Claws follows Emma Vu, a twelve-year-old girl whose sister Helena has been missing for months. Emma lives in a world not so different from ours, but in her world, there are creatures that live alongside humans in a tentative truce. These creatures are called Crags.
Crags are all the mythical creatures we associate with fantasy books. Selkies, Hags, Incan snake shifters, Nagas, and of course, cats.
Cats are the most magical of all creatures- they hold the magic to transform themselves into any other creature. Not put a glamour on themselves like the fae, actually physically change their shape and nature. For instance, if a human changes to a lion she also gains all the instincts of a lion.
Emma's father moves their family to a small town on the edge of the Deep Forest, a magical place that suddenly grew to overwhelm part of the city years ago. He tries to ally himself with the Crags in hopes that they can help him find his daughter.
Little does he know that his daughter Emma has already met a Crag- a cat named Jack- and has forged a deal of her own to find her sister. She knows Jack has an agenda of his own, but she is willing to do almost anything to find her sister and return her to her family.
Even become a Crag herself.

I loved this book! I feel like it's the first in a series though. The ending doesn't seem very final. I don't want to spoil, but Emma's future is left uncertain, and Jack hints at more to come. If a sequel to this book is released then I may up the rating to five stars. As it is, it is a terrific book, but the lack of a sequel is driving me crazy! You can't just hint at more like that and not give me a sequel!!!

It may be "the best book EVER" for a 9 year old, but not so much for her mom.

This is supposed to be a young adult book, but I ended up being the one reading it and unable to put it down. A bit of fantasy for those that aren't quite sure they like that genre. A cat helping a sister to find her sibling. A woods that is terrifying and intriguing at the same time. This author is definitely one to keep reading.

A perfect mix of fantasy, magic, and suspense.

Emma's sister has gone missing and her family has lost everything searching for her. Emma has been offered magic by a cat to help her find her sister.

In Emma's world magic is real. There are harpies, hags and fairies. Cats have magic, are stronger in a pride and act just as indifferent as the cats in our world without magic.

It took me a little bit to get into the story, Emma was a very engaging in the beginning. As she embraced her magic and pride she grew as a character.

I was honestly shocked by how good this was lol

Claws has been sitting on my tbr for 8 years so I finally picked it up on a whim. It's a dark(ish) fairy tale kind of story, definitely aimed more at the upper end of middle grade or low YA so I'm not the intended audience. It was still good though :)

I bought this book, because the author's name are the same as my company. And I was very positively surprised. The book is definitely geared towards children in their early teens, but even as an adult it had some nice twists and a very interesting ending.
Recommended reading for magic-lovers.