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Synopsis
"It is impossible to know who you really are until you spend time alone in a cemetery ..." Meet Silla, a damaged heroine who is fixated on death. When she is sent a mysterious spell book spattered with drops of blood, she wonders if it will hold the answers to the mysteries left by her dead father. Then she encounters Nick - a boy with a chilling past of his own. The stage is set for a macabre and intoxicating affair to begin.
Is Blood Magic appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 14 and up.
This dark contemporary fantasy contains themes of death, grief, blood magic rituals, and a developing romance between two traumatized teens. The macabre atmosphere and focus on death magic may be intense for sensitive readers.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, mild sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include death, death of parent, and grief (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Teens will be drawn to the gothic atmosphere, mysterious spell book, and the dark romance between two outsiders exploring dangerous magic.