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A review by thelibraryofklee
Raising Hell by Bryony Pearce
4.0
"I know what you're thinking, but I'm not half faery, or demon, or angel or anything like that. Mum's a Body Shop consultant living in a bungalow in Birmingham and Dad enters crossword competitions."
Raising Hell is a fun, dark urban fantasy from literal hell. Four years ago, Ivy and her friends, while drunk, decide to give some dark magic a whirl and unleash a rift that lets dark matter spill into London. Suddenly kids have the ability to perform magic. Sounds good right!
This book has hell-hounds, zombies, and oh so much death and gore. SO MUCH GORE. I was absolutely endeared to Ivy our lead, she's extremely kick ass and clearly a special character with more than meets the eye. And Grandma really brought a special something to the narrative.
To be honest though, the character development and world-building lacks. And the speed of the story leaves a bit to be asked for in terms of relationship building. But I genuinely think young adults (older teens) will not care about that so much with the plot being so fast-paced and high action.
I really thought this was a great short 'n' sweet YA read and think this would be a great addition to any school library. As an adult I would give this a 3 star, however, for teens who I am certain this ia marketed for, its a solid 4.
Raising Hell is a fun, dark urban fantasy from literal hell. Four years ago, Ivy and her friends, while drunk, decide to give some dark magic a whirl and unleash a rift that lets dark matter spill into London. Suddenly kids have the ability to perform magic. Sounds good right!
This book has hell-hounds, zombies, and oh so much death and gore. SO MUCH GORE. I was absolutely endeared to Ivy our lead, she's extremely kick ass and clearly a special character with more than meets the eye. And Grandma really brought a special something to the narrative.
To be honest though, the character development and world-building lacks. And the speed of the story leaves a bit to be asked for in terms of relationship building. But I genuinely think young adults (older teens) will not care about that so much with the plot being so fast-paced and high action.
I really thought this was a great short 'n' sweet YA read and think this would be a great addition to any school library. As an adult I would give this a 3 star, however, for teens who I am certain this ia marketed for, its a solid 4.