Determination and sacrifice
Hazel pursues her mother after Hecate sacrifices herself to prevent a demonic invasion, despite the stated risk and cost.
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Matt Ralphs - Author
This is a fantasy adventure about a determined girl trying to undo the consequences of her mother's sacrifice. Its main engines are infiltration, uncertain loyalties and the risk of pursuing someone who may be dangerous.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceThis is a fantasy adventure about a determined girl trying to undo the consequences of her mother's sacrifice. Its main engines are infiltration, uncertain loyalties and the risk of pursuing someone who may be dangerous.
Hazel pursues her mother after Hecate sacrifices herself to prevent a demonic invasion, despite the stated risk and cost.
Hazel disguises herself as a boy to enter the Order of Witch Hunters and reach Murrell, whose responsibility for Hecate's loss makes him difficult to trust.
The premise includes a mother's self-sacrifice, a demonic invasion, imprisonment and dangerous infiltration. If these themes may be intense for your reader, consider reading alongside them and pausing to discuss the fictional peril.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: the book’s treatment of its main themes is not yet firm enough; some draft conclusions still depend on unresolved evidence.
Anything not established here remains open; it is not being treated as absent or safe.