The Horn Book Guide

OLDER FICTION

Elfgren, Sara B. , Strandberg, Mats

The Circle

600 pp. | Overlook | May, 2013 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4683-0658-3 $18.99

(2) YA Engelsfors Trilogy series. Translated by Per Carlsson. Engelsfors is a sleepy Swedish working-class town in decline. After teen Elias Malmgren commits suicide, six of Elias's classmates learn that his death was an omen of ancient evil. The six girls become the Chosen Ones: mismatched, supernatural heroines-in-training who must defend Engelsfors from demonic forces. Tension climbs sharply toward a suspenseful conclusion, leaving fans eager for the next book in the series.

Reviewer: Jessica Tackett MacDonald | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2013