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Violence
Some
Horror violence and occult threat; Horowitz builds effective dread
Language
Barely any
Mild language in the YA thriller register
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
The psychological unease of discovering your new guardian is part of something evil creates the novel's sustained and effective horror atmosphere
What this book is about
The first Power of Five novel follows Matt Freeman, who is placed in rural Yorkshire as part of a youth offender program and discovers his foster mother is part of an ancient cult preparing to open a gate that will let evil into the world. Horowitz writes YA horror with effective atmosphere; the occult content is genuinely unsettling. Some violence appropriate to the horror thriller. For older YA readers.
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