Synopsis
Two parents and their recently-bitten-werewolf daughter try to fit into a privileged New England society of magic aristocracy. But deadly terrors await them – ancient prophecies, remorseless magical trials, hidden conspiracies and the PTA bake sale.
When Vivian’s kindergartner, Aria, gets bitten by a werewolf, she is rapidly inducted into the hidden community of magical schools. Reeling from their sudden move, Vivian finds herself having to pick the right sacrificial dagger for Aria, keep stocked up on chew toys and play PTA politics with sirens and chthonic nymphs and people who literally can set her hair on fire.
As Vivian careens from hellhounds in the school corridors and demons at the talent show, she races to keep up with all the arcane secrets of her new society – shops only accessible by magic portal, the brutal Trials to enter high school, and the eternal inferno that is the parents’ WhatsApp group.
And looming over everything is a prophecy of doom that sounds suspiciously like it’s about Aria. Vivian might be facing the end of days, just as soon as she can get her daughter dressed and out of the door…
Review
I loved this book. It also gave me some serious anxiety but overall, I had a really good time and I’m already looking forward to the next book.
This is exactly how I’d imagine things going if my child was suddenly supernatural tomorrow and we’d have to enroll her in a new school and join a magical community. It has the struggles of fitting in, raising kids, how hard all that can be on a marriage… I love how realistic and relatable it felt.
At some points, I was so nervous and on edge because I knew exactly how the MC was feeling about certain situations. Those scenes were just on point. The emotions, both positive and negative, came through the page really well.
Would this book be boring to some readers? Probably. But to me, someone with toddler that’s very headstrong and emotional right now, this kept me anchored in the now while also letting me escape to another reality at the same time. It just felt like the right book for me.
Leave a Reply