Now, Conjurers
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Average rating3.7
I enjoyed these witchy teens and their attempts to save their town from an extremely creepy spirit/demon/eldritch horror. I think it's a strong debut for this writer and am excited to see what's next!
Now, Conjurers by Freddie Kölsch audiobook - Narrated by Giordan Diaz
It's November of 1999 in Massachusetts and Nesbit has discovered a body... A partially devoured body of Bastion Attia, the star quarterback, secret witch and boyfriend of Nesbit.
Bastion had his issues. He couldn't say his own name and had issues with speech but it didn;t stop him being the most brilliant young man. The members of his small coven want answers, especially as no one can even remember Bastion. What they find scares them to their core.
Something had a hold of Bastion and something living under the mausoleum and Bastion died setting up his friends to destroy it but can they do it before anyone else dies?
I didn't not expect such excellence from a YA novel but I was pleasantly surprised by how well written it was and the depth of the storyline without losing its way. Often stories like this loose threads and get muddled but not this one.
The characters were on point. Well developed and solid. They all came together well and complemented each other in a really flawless way.
The plot! Holy Heck!!! The idea that an entity takes a human, grants them wishes but these wishes come at a cost to others and then when the person dies, everyone they knew forget that they existed. GENIUS! That's one smart demon. I loved that Bastion knew that he needed his people to help stuff it all but couldn't come out and tell them so his whole plan was well put together. I was on the edge of my seat.
I haven't enjoyed a YA horror book more. This one has set a very high bar. I had that underlying dread for what was going to happen and I could feel my pulse racing. Don't let the fact it is a YA fool you, this book hit every nail on the head for a perfectly spooky horror book.
5 stars
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