The Good Demon
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5.0 • 3 Ratings
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
It wasn’t technically an exorcism, what they did to Clare.
When the reverend and his son ripped her demon from her, they called it a “deliverance.” But they didn’t understand that Clare and her demon—known simply as Her—were like sisters. She comforted Clare, made her feel brave, helped to ease her loneliness. They were each other’s Only.
Now, Clare’s only comforts are the three clues that She left behind:
Be nice to him
June 20
Remember the stories
Clare will do anything to get Her back, even if it means teaming up with the reverend’s son and scouring every inch of her small, Southern town for answers. But if she sacrifices everything to bring back her demon, what will be left of Clare?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Not every spiritual possession is unwanted. Clarabella, 16, feels most herself with Her the demon who possesses her ("a voice inside my voice, a body inside my body, a spirit inside my spirit"), offers her marvels, and keeps her safe throughout her tough childhood in the deep South. After Reverend Sanders and his son perform a "deliverance," holding Clare down and rebuking her demon, all she wants is to feel less alone. As she looks for ways to get her demon back and begins to fall for the very boy who helped with the sundering Clare finds a note in Her handwriting ("Be nice to him/ June 20/ Remember the stories"). It leads her to the journal of a missing boy, once-possessed Kevin Henrikson; to Gaspar, the mysterious One Wish Man; and to her small town's deep occult inheritance. Linework by Hoeweler shows mesmerizing mystical symbols on a variety of backgrounds. With a careful build and a terrifying first-person narration, Cajoleas (Goldeline) offers up a story interested in free will that is as gently ominous as a silent car coasting over a road on a hot, humid summer night. Ages 14 up.
