SuitabookThe Supernaturalist
Eoin Colfer
- Reading
- You could read together or check in after the opening escape, then decide whether to continue. This gives space to discuss the story’s peril without assuming how strongly it is depicted.
- Themes
- Abuse and escape: Cosmo longs to escape an orphanage described as abusive, and an attempt to get away goes fatally wrong. The outline identifies abuse and danger but does not show how the book portrays the institution or its treatment of Cosmo.
- The Parasites: The blue Parasites drain human life; Cosmo and the Supernaturalists investigate their nature and purpose. They are presented as dangerous, but the outline does not establish what the investigation discovers or how the story interprets them.
- Worth knowing
- Cosmo’s orphanage is described as abusive, and an escape attempt goes fatally wrong. The blue Parasites drain life; the intensity and detail of these scenes are unclear.