Graves, the cool homeless kid who befriends her and takes care of her, is a good character and I can’t wait to see him develop with all the changes (literally) that he’ll be going through. Christophe is equally interesting, and he has at least as many secrets as Dru has.
St. Crow has done a good job of world-building as well. I like the idea of “wulfen” and “suckers,” although these are just substitutes for werewolf and vampires. But there are other weird things lurking out there that she’s only now giving us a peek at. I also like the fact that the book takes place in the middle of winter with snow all around instead of the typical balmy summer day. The weather provides great atmosphere.
I will say that the language is full-on adult. Several f-bombs get dropped along the way, and the 9-12 crowd needs to know that Strange Angels isn’t a gentle read. The young teens to early twentysomethings (as well as several adults) will hunker down and read this one practically in one sitting. And be anxiously awaiting the second in the series coming in November – not soon enough!
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