The Horn Book Guide

OLDER FICTION

Elfgren, Sara B. , Strandberg, Mats

Fire

692 pp. | Overlook | February, 2014 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4683-0672-9 $18.99

(2) YA Engelsfors Trilogy series. Translated by Anna Paterson. All is not well in Engelsfors: there's a heat wave, electrical accidents, and a creepy new club for zealous optimists. The girls suspect that demonic forces are still at play, but before they can act, the Magical Council discovers their unsanctioned magical activity. Magic flies much more freely in this hefty sequel to The Circle, but a complex web of relationships remains central.

Reviewer: Jessica Tackett MacDonald | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2014