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Now You See It ...

Vivian Vande Velde (2005)

SubgenreDark Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age14
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

DeathTerminal IllnessRevengeMurder

Positive tags

MysteryHigh Angst

Protagonist archetypes

Vengeance-DrivenMultiple POVs

Tropes

Unreliable NarratorAntiheroRevengeFamily Secrets

Themes

RevengeDeceptionMortalityFamily DysfunctionIllusion vs RealityConsequences

Synopsis

Summoning his family and associates to his side after a mysterious disease destroys his career as the world's greatest stage magician, Maximilian Delacorte begins a grisly afternoon of magic, madness, and revenge.

Is Now You See It ... appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 14 and up.

A dying magician gathers his family for an afternoon of revenge-driven illusions and reveals. Contains themes of terminal illness, death, and psychological manipulation with moderate tension and violence.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include murder, death, and terminal illness (see the full list above).

Who'll love this

Teens who love twisty mysteries with dark themes will be captivated by this magician's final, sinister performance.

Tags

MysteryPsychological ThrillerDark Fantasy