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Entertain the End

Katherine Applegate (2001)

SubgenreParanormal Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages156 (Quick Read (<250))
SettingSecondary World
CSM age13
Goodreads3.88/5 (2007)

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

DeathViolenceCaptivity

Protagonist archetypes

Ensemble CastMultiple POVs

Synopsis

There is a place that shouldn’t exist. But does. And there are creatures that shouldn’t exist. But do. Welcome to a land where all of your dreams and nightmares are very real—and often deadly. Welcome to Everworld. April, David, Christopher, and Jalil have come to the end of the line. Senna, their only passage back to the real world, is gone. And she’s definitely not coming back. But that doesn’t change any of the harm Senna managed to cause in Everworld. And April and the others know it’s up to them to help Merlin make things right. But making things right involves another meeting with Hel. Hel, who before meeting with April and the others, had never been outsmarted. Hel, who would be more than happy to see them dead—or even better, suffering for eternity. And eternity’s a mighty long time.

Is Entertain the End appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 13 and up.

Teens face a Norse death goddess and other mythological dangers with moderate fantasy violence and peril. No sexual content or strong language, but situations involve life-threatening stakes and eternal suffering themes.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include captivity, death, and violence.

Who'll love this

Four teens trapped in a dangerous mythological world must outsmart Hel, the Norse goddess of death, to make things right.

Tags

Adventure FantasyMythology RetellingContemporary Fantasy