Language: R (78 swears, 7 ‘f'); Mature Content: PG-13 (fervent kissing, mention of teens smoking and drinking); Violence: PG-13 (bloody deaths)
BUYING ADVISORY: HS - OPTIONAL
APPEALS TO: MANY
12th grader Theo swerves to miss raccoons crossing the road. He stops to make sure the raccoons are fine but he is shaken by what he discovers. 17yo Freddie is logical and strives to find facts in all situations and when a dead man is found, she knows there’s an easy explanation and that the curse hanging over her community for centuries isn’t real. Theo and Freddie cross paths when Freddie calls the police after she hears screams and unknowingly alerts the police to a rival school teen party in the woods. She instantly becomes her school’s hero and hated by the rivals. Weird events keep happening that can’t be explained away and Theo and Freddie get completely wrapped up in the danger and the curse!
An ominous poem at the beginning of the book lends to the creepy setting. Humor, charm, cleverness, strong friendship and the spooky vibe made this book fun to read and it’s a perfect YA book for getting into the Halloween spirit. I love the chemistry between Freddie and Theo. They’re from rival schools and have a rollercoaster relationship.
The ethnicity is predominantly white with side characters having different shades of brown skin and a Black girl.
LynnDell Watson, DHS Librarian, Delta, Utah
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