A Poison Dark and Drowning by Jessica Cluess - OPTIONAL

Cluess, Jessica A Poison Dark and Drowning, 432 pages.  Random House, 2017.  $18.

Language: R (100+ swears, 0 ‘f’); Mature Content: G; Violence: PG-13 (fantasy fight and blood)

While Henrietta and the rest of London has survived the barrier coming down, the monsters are still out there and R’hlem has issued a bloody order – bring his Henrietta or all of London will die.  First Henrietta and her friends will have to retrieve some magical aid, but they also need to unearth why R’hlem wants Henrietta so badly.  And if they can, they need to stop Rook from turning into a monster after he was bitten in the last battle.  Everything is a mess and because of her dual sorcerer/magician blood, Henrietta has few people she can trust.

Why did Cluess decide to turn up the swear count so dramatically this time?  The blood is about the same and even the courtships or demure.  The action is tense and compelling.

MS, HS – OPTIONAL.  Cindy, Library Teacher