It’s a paranormal that doesn’t rely on the common tropes of the genre (the heroine doesn’t have to keep secrets from her family, the boy she likes is genuinely nice and entirely non-broody, there is no love triangle), and the investigatory process (complete with white gloves and old documents) is just as important as performing the actual exorcism. While The Halcyon Bird suffers from a mild case of Middle Book Syndrome-yes, there are a couple of new storylines, but neither feels quite as important as the overarching plot the final few paragraphs feel strangely unfinished, not at all like the end of an installment-overall, it shares the same strengths as The Demon Catchers of Milan. "A supernatural novel with a fresh promise, worthy of note.About halfway through Kat Beyer’s The Halcyon Bird, it occurred to me that a column about demon hunters might not be the most seasonally appropriate choice.
"A supernatural novel with a fresh promise, worthy of note." - School Library Journal Believe me, I'm coming.' Readers will be ready, too." - Booklist
By the book's close, Mia is armed and ready-she whispers to the demon lurking beyond, 'You'll have to wait. This one goes to the head of the class." - Kirkus, starred review *"Mia has a strong gift for the family trade, which, like the novel's other elements.are portrayed in exquisite, affectionate detail.
But always lurking in the background is the demon who possessed Mia once before, and who has not given up on possessing her again-this time for good. Then Bernardo comes into her life, handsome, well-mannered, someone who makes her forget her impossible crush on Emilio, her cousin. Mia has settled into her life with the Della Torres - Milan's premier demon-catching family, accompanying them to exorcisms and even learning some way to be useful in the family trade. For fans of Lauren Kate and Cassandra Clare, a romance with a paranormal streak.
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