Harris, Carrie Demon Derby, 291 p. Delacorte (Random),
2015. $18. Language: R (40 swears, 0 ‘f’); Violence:
PG-13 (some blood); Mature Content: G.
Casey has survived her cancer treatments, but the world is
still treating her as fragile. After she
gets spooked by a stranger at a Halloween party, she decides it is time to take
control, so she tries out with a friend for a local roller derby team. While she doesn’t make the final cut, she
does meet the handsome and available team manager. As they get to know each other, however, she
finds out that he isn’t even human – he’s a Sentinel, a demon hunter – and he
needs her help, because so few humans can actually see demons. These local demons are operating out of a
bobblehead factory, where they place trapped souls into the dolls which then
corrupt the people who own them.
Okay, okay – I know it all sound s a little weird, but it is
actually simultaneously funny,
dangerous, and interesting. I just wish
there wasn’t so much swearing. Watching
Caey rebuild her strength and become more than “cancer survivor” is rewarding,
along with the butt-kicking for the demons.
HS – OPTIONAL. Cindy, Library
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