Published by Random House, Childrens Genres: Fiction, Horror, LGBT, Mystery, young adult
Format: ARC, eBook
Remember the Satanic panic of the late 80’s and 90’s? Gigi Griffis draws on that panic in this gripping and hard to put down YA LGBT horror mystery book. This book was both clever, riveting, and a homage to the 90’s.
Sixteen-year-old Audre is the new girl in town that sticks out like a sore thumb! She has a nose ring, has her own style, loves horror films and her family has a Ouija board collection. The small town in Pennsylvania where she moved with her family, believes that there is a secret satanic cult doing rituals in the surrounding woods. Audre and her family don’t believe in such things, but the town does.
She makes friends with Elle, whose father is a preacher, and David who wants to a journalist and is also gay. Audre has a crush on Elle who goes missing on Halloween night and as the police begin to point fingers at Audre’s parents, Audre and David do their best to find out what happened to their friend. Are Satanic Cults responsible for Elle’s disappearance or is this the mention of Satanic cults a ploy to cover up the real evil in town? Danger lurks, but does it lurk in the woods or within?
The Wicked Unseen is a unique and gripping book which grabbed my attention from the very beginning and never let go. The mystery of what happened to Elle was very well done. I also enjoyed how the plot unfolded and characters began to show their true colors. What happened to Elle? Read and find out!
This is a YA book, but all ages will enjoy this. Readers who were teens during the time frame this book takes place will also enjoy and spot the 90’s references and appreciate them more than YA readers may.
Clever and gripping! A wicked good book!
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Thank you to Random House Children’s, Underlined and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.