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The Wicked Unseen

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Thank you NetGalley, Random House Children’s, and Gigi Griffis for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review! This is a unique book and I haven’t read anything like it before. It focuses on the Satanic Panic of the eighties and nineties and follows Audre as she tries to fit in to her new town. The town is very religious and they are scared of a Satanic cult performing rituals in the woods. In the beginning of the book, Audre’s crush, Elle, goes missing and the town is searching to find her and blaming outsiders for her disappearance. Audre and her family are easy targets because they’re new and aren’t members of the local church. This novel truly shows how dangerous religion can become. It’s fast-paced and I flew through it in one day because I really wanted to see what happened to Elle. I enjoyed the ending and it made sense for the story and went back to the original theme of the dangers of humanity. I recommend this one for people looking for a book on this time in history or just looking for a unique YA horror.

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I could see the Fear Street homages and it did so well as it's own thing. It was well written and it had the horror elements that I was looking for in type of book. The characters were so well written and worked in this setting. I enjoyed what I read from Gigi Griffis and was glad it was a unique read.

"I shake my head. “Thanks, but you don’t have to skip class.” I turn to David. “I was thinking maybe we could go talk to Elle’s parents?” It’s a statement but also a question, turned up at the end, double question marks."

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