The Dark World (A Dark World Novel)
Paige Kelly is fairly certain she isn’t crazy, even if she can speak to ghosts. After being hit by a car, Paige wakes up from her coma to find that she is routinely having conversations with people only she can see, much to the worry of her parents and the derision of classmates who nickname her Bellevue Kelly. Her only friends are the ghost of a suicidal freshman from 1955, named Dottie, and a mysterious new boy, Logan. When a group of new students turns out to be demons from Dark World, a hellish alternate New York City, Logan reveals himself to Paige as a demonslayer sent by warlocks to protect her. Paige finds herself in the middle of a centuries-old war and must quickly learn how to harness her supernatural powers to protect herself from both sides. The situation complicates when Logan and Paige fall for each other (natch). Shultz’s series starter is a charming paranormal romance, cleverly written with witty dialogue and nonstop action. And the cliff-hanger ending perfectly positions the next installment. Grades 7-10. --Magan Szwarek