Language: PG (10 swears); Mature Content PG; Violence: PG-13 (violent deaths)
BUYING ADVISORY: MS, HS - ADVISABLE
AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH
Teenage Aella is bored of her tiny medieval village and longs to leave. Unfortunately, she pins her hopes on a young knight in a band of demon hunters who have come to her island. It turns out Aella really is a demon and may be biggest baddest one of them all. When a demon hunter attempts to kill Aella, she also discovers that her fellow islanders are more than they seem and that her absentee mother is a pirate queen. Aella has to juggle controlling her inner demon as well as take out the oracle that is trying to kill her, while figuring out if she can trust the young knight she first turned to for help.
There is a lot going on in this story as it interweaves threads of politics, religion, relationships, and self-discovery. Aella and her companions make a formidable presence and her mom is a grand character. The art is spot on and the story engaging. There is a fair amount of violence, but it doesn’t seem gratuitous. Bring on book two.
Michelle in the Middle
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