Book of Shadows
By (Author) M. Verano
Simon & Schuster
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
1st October 2018
Reprint
United States
Young Adult
Fiction
FIC
Paperback
304
Width 140mm, Height 210mm, Spine 23mm
249g
In the tradition of American Horror Story and The Craft, a young girl discovers a magical spell book and dives headfirst into the occultbut this powerful book comes with a dangerous warning: OPEN AT YOUR OWN RISK.
All Melanie wants is a blank book to keep a journal of her private thoughts. One day while browsing in a used bookshop, she finds the perfect blank booksmooth black leather with strange symbols in gold embossing. But once she gets home, Melanie finds herself too intimidated by the heavy vellum pages to write her trivial thoughts on them. Her Wiccan friend Lara tells her its better suited to be a magical spell book, called The Book of Shadows.
Melanie doesnt know much about that stuff, but Lara, her boyfriend Caleb, and his friend Lucas, get her started by writing their own made up spells inside the books tempting pages. What they didnt expect was a new spell showing up inside the bookand in handwriting none of them recognize.
Soon they discover that the spells suggested by The Book of Shadows itself do workbut not without wreaking havoc on the lives of the four teenagers.
"Ancient evil and modern-day mayhem collide in this explosive twist on the demon-possession tale." * Kirkus *
M. Verano has been searching for evidence of paranormal activity for most of his career. He is currently preparing another diary to further prove his theories.