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Laurie, Victoria
4 Reviews
(4)
YA
New girl Lily and classmate Cole share an eerie connection with two local teens who died in a supposed murder-suicide in 1987. Lily and Cole investigate and uncover dark family and town secrets. Despite some clichés, contrivances, and melodramatic romance, this thriller should attract readers with its complex social issues (including eating disorders and abuse), paranormal elements, surprising plot twist, and alternating narrators and time periods.
Reviewer: Grace Enriquez
(3)
YA
Maddie, who can predict people's death dates, becomes a suspect when one of her clients is the first in a series of brutal murders. Maddie's unstable home life escalates as she tries to save future victims while staying under the radar of suspicious FBI agents. Intriguing questions of fate and free will plague a sympathetically embattled heroine in this thriller, Laurie's YA debut.
Reviewer: Claire E. Gross
(4)
4-6
In this second Oracles of Delphi Keep story, Ian and Theodosia, the spunky English orphans with magical powers, try to fulfill a prophecy without risking Ian's life. Set against the backdrop of World War II, the overly ambitious plot brings together twentieth-century drama with sometimes-confusing mythologies in a way that may entertain fans but will likely confound everyone else.
Reviewer: Norah Piehl
(4)
4-6
Aspiring explorers Ian and Theodosia, orphans in 1930s England, discover they're destined to fight evil after a cave exploration brings hellhounds to their door. The novelty of a nurturing orphanage and the meshing of Greek mythology and a pre-WWII political landscape are interesting, but extensive explanatory dialogue drags down the plot.
Reviewer: Claire E. Gross
4 reviews
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