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[mamanerd22]

#BookReview #Spoilers I wanted to like this one. It started off strong. YA about a teenage BOY with a magic knife taking out harmful spirits? Yes please. However very quickly I became a little annoyed. Some of the dialogue was a little clunky and while I like Anna and her backstory the whole "I fell in love with a dead girl" thing was not done well. Other things were just kind of annoying like you have a teen supernatural horror with an obvious Giles from Buffy the Vampire Slayer knock off and a side character is named Will Rosenberg unironically. I mean there's even a BtVS reference at the end but the kids reference Ghostbusters more than that which seems like a generational gap. Also the whole cast of characters is white but then it's revealed that the actual bad guy is a practitioner of Voodoo/Obeahman. I'm undecided if I will take the time to listen to the 2nd book in the duology. But knowing me, I'll do it more to finish the series rather than because I'm actually invested. 2.75/5 #YAHorrorNovel #CanadianLit #booksinthefreezerreadingchallenge2022 #MRDRC22 #audiobook #spookyreads #nerdymamabooks #nerdybooks #LibbyApp #booknerd #BuffySnob https://www.instagram.com/p/CYz4FKpLOjD/?utm_medium=tumblr