Smith, Ronald L. The Mesmerist 257 pages. Clarion, 2017. $17.
Language: G (2 swears, 0 ‘f’); Mature Content: G; Violence: PG (some fighting)
Language: G (2 swears, 0 ‘f’); Mature Content: G; Violence: PG (some fighting)
EL, MS – ADVISABLE
Jessamine and her mother having been running a fake medium
show for years – until the day that Jess starts receiving real messages. Then her mother takes her to Balthazar, a
faerie who has a collection, a makeshift family of other children who also have
strange abilities. Balthazar is training
the children to rebuild the League of Ravens, dedicated to fighting Mephisto,
who killed Jess’s father years ago and who just murdered Jess’s mother to prove
a point. Jess and the others will have
to find their separate powers and their strength together in order to survive
Mephisto’s plans.
I’m not even sure what genre to call this – but I haven’t
seen its like written for the middle grades ever. Its set in Victorian England at a time when
spiritualists were much sought after.
Smith adds paranormal and supernatural elements together and the
mishmash manages to work.
Cindy, Library Teacher
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