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Darkness and Demon Song

#2 in series

by M.R. Fournet
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A cemetery-boy-turned-monster-hunter must race against time to save his recently-resurrected mother in Darkness and Demon Song, M.R. Fournet's eerie middle grade follow up to Brick Dust and Bones.
Marius Grey's mom is back from the dead. After hunting monsters and performing forbidden spells, Marius is just happy she's there, helping him to take care of their Louisiana cemetery again.
But it soon becomes clear that something has gone wrong. Marius's mother is growing more distant and strange things start happening around her. Worse yet, sometimes it feels like she's a completely different person–one who definitely isn't his mom.
If Marius wants to save her, he's going to need help. Serious help. Good thing he has a flesh-eating mermaid for a best friend and a classmate with extra strong magic. Add in mysterious clues for new hunts, graveyard hopping from Louisiana to Texas, and a tough ex-hunter he doesn't know if he can trust, and it's clear that Marius has his work cut out for him.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Marius Grey

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    June 18, 2024

  • Formats

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      • ISBN: 9781250876058

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      • ISBN: 9781250876058
      • File size: 3066 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Kirkus

      April 15, 2024
      Marius was warned that people "don't come back right" after they've died; his mom's no exception. Having saved his mom from Hell in Brick Dust and Bones (2023), Marius is glad to have her back and hoping for a return to normalcy--well, as normal as it gets for "fringe people" like monster hunters. But his mom suddenly isn't doing so well; she's sick, cold, and haunted by dark figures. Worse, though, are her odd behaviors and the gaps in her memory. It will take Marius' support network and some new allies to unravel what's happening to her and how to fix it. The hints and foreshadowing are well placed, and all have narratively satisfying payoffs. In a side storyline, Marius ponders the ethics of monster hunting--after all, his best friend, the mermaid Rhia, technically counts as a monster. Though some of the monsters he faces (such as demons) are purely predatory in an evil way, where does that leave the ones like Rhia? The variety of monsters in the story results in high-stakes action sequences. Throughout, the Deep South setting is as vivid and authentic as the interpersonal relationships, and many of the decisions characters make have to do with the bonds of trust (or lack thereof) among them. The resolution is hard fought, and the epilogue provides a sinister hint of what's to come. A delightful deep dive into a swampy world of hunters and prey. (Horror. 9-13)

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