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Reviewed by: Heather Maneiro, High School Librarian Title: The Invocations Author: Krystal Sutherland Publisher: Penguin
Year: 2024 Good for Grades: 10-12 Genre/Type of Book: Paranormal
Content Warnings, or things that other School Librarians should be aware of: LGBTQ+ Recommended for a school library: Yes Reason(s) for choosing the book: Cybils YA Speculative Fiction Review If you were tasked by the publisher with writing a short quote for the back cover of this book, what would it be: The witch hunters think they have won, covens are few and far between and magic seems to be disappearing, but three girls band together to push back.
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Jude is the girl born with the silver spoon in her mouth. She has everything until she decides to dabble in the occult. Now she is cursed, tied to three demons, and basically exiled from her family and home. It is just her youngest brother who still allows her in his life.
Zara believes there is no one left who really loves or understands her. School is a mess; her uncle is horrendous. Zara starts looking into the occult and necromancy in the hopes of bringing her sister back.
Emer saw her entire coven perish in an attack by a band of witch hunters as a child. Emer now seeks to use her magic to help women who can find help nowhere else. Emer soon discovers though that the beneficiaries of her magic are now becoming targets of a serial killer.
These three ladies must band together to find the serial killer and prevent further destruction by witch hunters. Through their odyssey the girls learn that not everyone who pretends to be a friend is really on their side, and indeed, sometimes those who push their boundaries are really doing it in their best interest.
An excellent entry into witch fiction appropriate for the teen/YA space. Less romance/romantasy, but a good alternative for the younger population not yet ready for the Mayfair Chronicles.
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