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action–packed finale.” — Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)
Praise for STEADFAST: “Just as smoothly written and appealing as the first entry. The ending will provide terrific fodder for book discussions, so make sure you have enough copies to go around.” — Booklist
Praise for STEADFAST: “The eternal conflict between ends and means keeps the tension taut and the plot humming.” — Kirkus Reviews
Praise for STEADFAST: “Entertaining and substantial, satisfying and subversive-either way, it’s a treat. ” — Kirkus Reviews
Praise for SPELLCASTER: “SPELLCASTER is a whip–smart read, sinister and delightful at once.” — Kiersten White, NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of PARANORMALCY
Praise for SPELLCASTER: “Three wounded but valiant protagonists confront a monstrous evil with human roots in this promising series opener. This riveting tale will keep readers up late and clamoring for the next installment.” — Kirkus Reviews
Praise for SPELLCASTER: “The author’s intricate portrayal of witchcraft—including its theories, rules, spells, and history—raises this novel a notch above others in the genre, and Nadia is an appealing heroine as she juggles personal pain and looming supernatural disaster.” — Publishers Weekly
Praise for SPELLCASTER: “…this is a compelling plot that mines the lore and history surrounding witchcraft to pit good against evil in a literally earth–shaking battle.” — Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
“A thrilling, action–packed series for fans of teen witch fiction with a romantic twist.” — School Library Journal
Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
Praise for SPELLCASTER: “…this is a compelling plot that mines the lore and history surrounding witchcraft to pit good against evil in a literally earth–shaking battle.
Booklist
Praise for STEADFAST: “Just as smoothly written and appealing as the first entry. The ending will provide terrific fodder for book discussions, so make sure you have enough copies to go around.
Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)
action–packed finale.
Kiersten White
Praise for SPELLCASTER: “SPELLCASTER is a whip–smart read, sinister and delightful at once.
Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
Praise for SPELLCASTER: “…this is a compelling plot that mines the lore and history surrounding witchcraft to pit good against evil in a literally earth–shaking battle.
Booklist
Praise for STEADFAST: “Just as smoothly written and appealing as the first entry. The ending will provide terrific fodder for book discussions, so make sure you have enough copies to go around.
Kirkus Reviews
2014-12-06
To save the people of Captive's Sound, Nadia bound herself as apprentice to 400-year-old witch Elizabeth Pike; now Nadia's friends seek to free her and to stop Elizabeth's master, the One Beneath, from entering the world.Nadia is acutely aware of how Elizabeth's dark magic has begun to change her. Mateo—contrary to the conventional wisdom that all witches are female—has powers of his own, but ensnared by the Cabot Curse, he's not only unable to help, his efforts bind him to evil, too. Demon Asa remains free to work against Elizabeth, but he must obey their infernal master and, if ordered, destroy Nadia, Mateo or even Verlaine, the girl he loves. The trilogy's swift-moving conclusion features gripping suspense and clever plotting. Conflict is the engine of fiction, and that gives evil an inherent advantage over goodness—in maintaining readers' interest at least. By reversing their traditional attributes, Gray redresses this imbalance. While the teens struggle against jealousy, anger and fear, Elizabeth offers the One Beneath unswerving, selfless and single-minded devotion. The teens' work ethic is puny compared to hers. Free of any doubts or influences from outside that could deter her, serenely ignoring her derelict house and body now falling apart, Elizabeth's a genuinely horrifying creation. Entertaining and substantial, satisfying and subversive—either way, it's a treat. (Paranormal suspense. 13-17)
