Revealers
Grade 9 Up—It's not easy being a 17-year-old witch charged with slaying paranormal beings. Living in modern-day Connecticut, narrator Jules and her four childhood friends are "Revealer" witches—able to force werewolves, vampires, and ghosts to expose themselves so they can be destroyed. This usually happens in the dead of night, messing with the girls' sleep schedules and grades, but sacrifices have to be made to protect the innocent, right? But when Margo turns 18 and is inducted into the witches' inner circle to which all of their mothers belong, the other teens know that something is not right, and they begin to wonder if their enemies are the mothers themselves or the creatures they slay. This story grabs readers and carries them along to the entertainingly surreal and totally unexpected climax. A secondary plot of forbidden romance between Jules and the coven leader's son adds to the mood. Throughout, the characters become more clearly defined with quirks and unique traits, and how each girl deals with what she learns during her induction remains true to her personality. The dialogue has a lot of strong language. This supernatural thriller will keep genre fans happy and waiting for more from this author.—Jennifer-Lynn Draper, Children's Literature Consultant, Oshawa, OntarioCopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.