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Witchin' ain't easy.
Jules has a rebellious streak, a massive crush on Connor, and the abilities of a Revealer witch. By day, she and her coven friends seem like typical high school seniors. By night, they have the power to make werewolves, vampires, and ghosts reveal themselves, so they can destroy them. It's not exactly cheerleading, but at least the girls know they're doing the world some good.
One by one, Jules's friends turn eighteen and are initiated into the coven's inner circle. And one by one, they are getting completely freaked out. Jules is the youngest, and though her friends are too scared tell her what's going on, something's clearly not right. As her birthday approaches, Jules realizes she's got to find out what's behind the shadows of her coven before it's too late to save her friends...and herself. But what she discovers may be too powerful for even the toughest witches to defeat.
About the Author
Amanda Marrone grew up on Long Island where she spent her time reading, drawing, watching insects, and suffering from an overactive imagination. She earned a BA in education at SUNY Cortland and taught fifth and sixth grade in New Hampshire. She now lives in Connecticut with her husband, Joe, and their two kids.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Really Good Witch Story,
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This review is from: Revealers (Paperback)
This was a really good book. It's nothing like the authors others book Uninvited, it's better. For anyone who like The Secret Circle by L.J Smith or is just a fan of good books with witches, vampires, and werewolves I highly recommend this book.
It's about this girl who's a witch named Julia. When you turn 18 you get initiated into the inner circle of their coven but being the youngest Jules is the last to know whats really going on. As her friends get initiated they find out the secrets of the coven and get totally freaked out. This book was very suspenseful, full of action and even kind of scary at parts. It's really good, I highly recommend it!
4.0 out of 5 stars
Courtesy of Teens Read Too,
By TeensReadToo "Eat. Drink. Read. Be Merrier." (All Over the US & Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Revealers (Paperback)
While Jules complains about the superficial rules of her coven -- always fly home, wear cloaks not coats -- it's never occurred to her to question the larger issues.
How could vampires and werewolves be anything but bad? And how could the coven's mission to reveal and destroy such monsters be wrong? But as Jules's eighteenth birthday approaches, she sees the other girls in the coven turn angry and frightened as they're fully initiated. How much is there that their mothers haven't told them? Why is her best friend, Dani, so upset that she's determined to run away? And what's up with the visions of demons some of the girls are having? The more Jules finds out, the more certain she is that it's no longer time to accept what the older generation has to say -- it's time to fight for their lives. REVEALERS is a spooky, suspenseful read, with a unique paranormal world. Readers will enjoy Jules's no-nonsense attitude and applaud her courage in trying to protect her friends and do what's right. Though the pacing sometimes seems rushed, the many plot surprises will keep them guessing until the very end, and the conclusion is hopeful without being pat. Recommended to fans of the supernatural. Reviewed by: Lynn Crow
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3.9 out of 5 stars (23 customer reviews) 9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Witchy Goodness,
By Sora Hikaru "Michelle" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Revealers (Paperback)
Vampires, werewolves and demons are no problem for Jules, Dani, Zahara and Margo. That's because these girls are young members of a powerful coven of witches and it is their job to hunt down these evil creatures of the night. If there is a threat to innocent humans, they will be there with cape, broom and spell to take the monsters back to...where bad things go. While they fight the things that go bump in the night, they still have to keep their grades up in school and literally fly under the radar, careful to keep their magical identities a secret. They have been told that if anyone finds out, there will be consequences. They aren't sure what these consequences are, but they suspect it can't be anything good and accept it as one of the many secrets that the coven seems to be keeping. Besides, when the girls turn 18, they will be initiated into the inner circle and the secrets will be revealed to them.
Jules is the youngest and most rebelious of the group. She's always the first to break the rules or question the outdated traditions of the coven. She even gets herself involved in a dangerously forbidden romance. She is trying to be a good little witch, but it's dificult for her to follow every rule and regulation, especially when some of them don't make sense or don't seem fair. As Jules watches her friends become part of the inner circle, she notices a change in each of them. They are acting strange and seem very afraid of something. She wonders exactly what secrets the coven is hiding. As Jules gets closer to the truth she begins to doubt the intentions of her own friends and family and she has no idea who or what she can trust. Up until now, she's been hunting "monsters" for what she thought was the good of the world, but she's not so sure who the real monsters are anymore. As she watches her world crumble, she now must decide if she will follow the ways of the coven or stand up and fight for what she thinks is right. Revealers is a fantastic, supernatural coming of age story about friendship, courage and trust. It is a perfect mix of magic, suspense and sweetness, a delicious treat with a few tricks up it's sleeves. 4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Spells & Snarkiness (a KarenKincy.com review),
By K. Kincy "Novelist-in-progress" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Revealers (Paperback)
I was lucky enough to win a copy of REVEALERS from a contest on Amanda Marrone's blog, and read it soon after it came in the mail, intrigued by the mysterious beauty of the metallic blue cover. I finished the story over the course of two or three days, drawn into the world of Jules, a highschool senior and Revealer witch: one of several teenage girls with the power to force werewolves, vampires, etc. into revealing their true natures so the Revealers can kill the unpleasant undead.
I haven't read many paranormal YA books about witches, so I liked learning more about Marrone's particular brand of magic. The folklore behind witch balls was an especially nice touch. Magic takes a backseat, though, to the banter between Jules and her friends--Marrone does a good job of pulling off dialogue between teenage girls, steering clear of the cliche-and-slang-filled speech created by lesser YA authors. I did, however, find the snarkiness-to-politeness ratio a little high, particularly since Jules's sarcasm doesn't seem drastically different from the legions of snarky paranormal heroines out there. But I've been guilty of snark before, too, and I liked Jules, anyway. I especially liked how Jules actively pursues her crush, Conner, and has no hang-ups about her sexuality. This isn't a finger-wagging dangers-of-teen-sex kind of book, or one that promotes promiscuous girls jumping into any hot guy's bed, but instead shows how a young woman can smartly explore sex in a way that doesn't have horrible consequences. That always gets a thumbs up from me when I see it in YA. Anyway, despite my rambling in this review, REVEALERS is not a romance novel, and moves along at a fairly brisk pace with increasing suspense and danger to the witches. Not to spoil too much, I did find the parts with demons and spells a little cheesy, and found the fate of one of the characters dealt with in a somewhat unbelievably casual way. So I wouldn't say I rank plot as one of this story's strengths, but I definitely read it for the fun characters and snappy dialogue. Be sure to check this out if you're an aficionado of YA paranormal fiction, but also give it a try if you're new to the genre. 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Witches, Vampires, and Ghosts, oh my!,
By The Book Muncher - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Revealers (Paperback)
Jules and her good friends Dani, Sascha, Zahara, and Margo aren't just your ordinary clique of teenagers; they belong to a coven of Revealer witches and have the power to make certain supernatural creatures reveal themselves so that these dangerous beasts can be destroyed. But at the age of eighteen, each girl is initiated into the coven's inner circle. But this ceremony isn't all that it's cracked up to be, at least, it seems this ways to Jules after having watched three of her friends come out changed--and not for the better. It turns out that there's a big secret the mothers of these young witches have kept from their daughters, a secret that could tear the world as they know it apart. It's something that if they don't follow to the tiniest detail, one of them could be lost--forever.
Revealers is a fast-paced and interesting story about supernatural beings such as witches, werewolves, vampires, ghosts, and demons. The story started off strong, because I was intrigued by the coven's duty to destroy all the dangerous supernatural creatures--basically everything that isn't human except for themselves. I found myself becoming skeptical about the origins of the coven's strange traditions, as Jules did during the story, but I did not like the lack of details when the big secret was revealed. The secret itself was not the issue, but the fact that people could actually agree to its conditions blew my mind. Also, the solution to this problem was a bit unrealistic as the secret was; it came way too easily. I would think that after such a horrific secret, fixing it would be a little harder than it was in this story. Despite the slightly disappointing ending, Revealers was an quick and enjoyable story with action, magic, and a touch of romance. Revealers was good, but I definitely would not consider it anywhere near great. I recommend this for fans of the supernatural, especially teen girls who like books about magic. |
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