Language: R (63 swears, 2 “f”); Mature Content: PG13 (drug and alcohol use including underage drinking, illegal activity, scary elements, kissing, innuendo, and mentions of condoms, prostitution, sexual harassment, nudity in art, and of rape alarms); Violence: PG13 (corpses, blood and gore, and murder)
BUYING ADVISORY: HS - OPTIONAL
APPEALS TO: SEVERAL
The day before her dad goes with his new wife on their honeymoon, Felicity (17yo) goes with them to an estate sale. There she happens upon a painting that her father buys immediately and takes straight home—despite the rumors of how it was originally discovered at a crime scene and is cursed. Felicity can’t help but be interested in the painting and its origins as people start turning up dead.
Serial killers and murder are not light subjects, and Felicity’s story is not for the fainthearted. The last third of the book became more gruesome than I was expecting from the level of the content leading up to it—I still enjoyed all of the story, I was just taken aback by the climax. And it’s not all blood and gore. Felicity’s story also includes navigating complicated relationships, forgiveness, art, and crushes.
Reviewer: Carolina Johnson
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