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Dead Is Not an Option

Marlene Perez (2011)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesDaisy Giordano #5
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads4.26
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentMild
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

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Positive tags

Coming of AgeFriendshipMysteryRomanceHopeful Ending

Hero archetypes

Boyfriend

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age HeroineDetective / Investigator

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Coming of AgeVampiresShapeshiftersUrban FantasyFound FamilyHigh School SettingPsychic Powers

Themes

Coming of AgeIdentityResponsibilityBalanceCommunity ConflictSenior Year TransitionsRelationships

Synopsis

In the spring of her senior year, psychic sleuth Daisy Giordano worries about getting into a college near her boyfriend Ryan, but must also investigate and try to resolve a conflict between vampires and shapeshifters that threatens to cancel prom.

Is Dead Is Not an Option appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 13 and up.

A lighthearted YA paranormal mystery featuring a psychic teen detective mediating supernatural conflicts. Contains mild romantic content (boyfriend relationship) and supernatural peril appropriate for teen readers.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, mild sexual content, and mild language.

Who'll love this

Teens will enjoy following psychic detective Daisy as she juggles typical senior year worries with solving a supernatural conflict that could ruin prom.

Tags

MysteryUrban FantasyParanormal RomanceCozy Mystery