Instead, it naturally develops over the substantial 375-plus pages. Dee’s transformation never feels rushed or forced forward through manufactured trauma. Too often Young Adult heroines find themselves saved by their romantic interest, but Dee’s catharsis comes from within, it’s significance only magnified by the love and loss she experiences. Her narrative voice is honest and insightful, and the amount of introspection and self-awareness Lloyd-Jones cultivates throughout the novel impressed me. Dee’s new companions waste no time showing her the ropes of the perilous, unstable missions they’ve agreed to complete, leaving Dee’s life full of sudden secrets and a unearthly, lurking evil.ĭee’s growth throughout the story from a meek and timid young woman to a passionate and fierce heroine is emotional and compelling. Without giving too much away, Dee makes a deal with a daemon and finds herself entangled in the fate of the world. She’s shy, average in every way (except she’s smart, of course), and inexperienced in affairs of the heart. The story follows teenage Dee who appears, at first, another “every-girl” of the YA genre.
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