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Violence
Some
Some supernatural violence as the werewolf mythology unfolds
Language
Barely any
Mild language in the YA paranormal register
Sexual Content
Barely any
Sweet YA romantic content between Grace and Daniel
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
The psychological weight of Daniel's guilt and the question of whether redemption is possible for someone who has done what he has done
What this book is about
Bree Despain's paranormal YA romance follows Grace Divine, a pastor's daughter whose family's life is upended when Daniel Kalbi — her brother's best friend who disappeared three years ago — returns. The novel reveals a mythology of werewolves connected to the Prodigal Son parable. Despain writes with faith-inflected YA romance; the supernatural elements are dark but the novel's moral framework is warm and Christian. Appropriate for older YA readers.
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