Sunday, October 8, 2023

Silence and Shadow by Erin Beaty - OPTIONAL

Silence and Shadow (Blood and Moonlight #2) 
by Erin Beaty
, 464 pages. Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)/Macmillan's CPG. 2023. $21 

Language: PG-13 (30 swears 0 'f'); Mature Content: PG-13 (implied sex); Violence: R (bloody deaths)

BUYING ADVISORY: HS - OPTIONAL 

AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH

17yo Catrin and Simon flee Collis and travel to the Selanae academy in Londunium to help Catrin learn how to use her moonlight magic. They befriend Martin, a law enforcement officer, when they help capture a violent man trying to harm Catrin. As they get to know each other better, Martin seeks Simon’s and Catrin’s help with a serial killer who has been evading law enforcement for four years. The mystery surrounding the murders is unusual. 

The group gets deeply entangled and in over their heads. Simon and Catrin are amazing characters. The murder mystery is unique and interesting. Characters are well developed and the world building is strong. Ethnicity falls to white. 

LynnDell Watson, Delta High School Librarian

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