VERDICT Hard to put down, this scary novel is a must-read for teenage fans of fright.-Ryan P. With an intensely violent climax, this story will work well for horror readers who don't shy away from prose that may make some readers squeamish. This sequel could potentially work as a stand-alone but will be especially enjoyed by fans of the previous volume.

Sometimes Sofia can't help but give in to her dark side, but readers will be hard-pressed to root against her. With strong, well-developed supporting characters, this novel is a terrifying delight of a read. She tries to find support in friendly Sister Lauren and creepy Father Marcus but can't shake a dark sense of foreboding. As Sofia deals with unfamiliar religious surroundings, she begins to think that she's beyond redemption.

Can she resist sinning? This pulse-pounding follow-up to Vega's Merciless focuses on Sofia as she attempts to put the horrible events of the first novel behind her. As temptation clouds Sofia's judgment, she starts to believe Brooklyn's distant claim that she is indeed evil. He happens to be the same boy whom Leena fancies. The protagonist manages to catch the eye of a hot altar boy during mass.

Sofia meets her new roommates, sweet Leena and bad girl Sutton. When her mom gets into a fatal car accident, Sofia has to relocate to a Catholic boarding school. After months of therapy following Riley's murder, she has finally convinced herself that Brooklyn's demonic possession was all in her head. Gr 9 Up-Sofia Flores has lost everything. 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title. Readers won’t be able to look away from this terrifying read full of twists and turns that will leave them wondering, Is there evil in all of us? Is an exorcism the only way to save her eternal soul? He becomes convinced that Sofia is possessed by the devil. But when Sofia and Jude confide in each other about their pasts, something flips in him. There, seemingly everyone is doing penance for something, most of all the mysterious Jude, for whom Sofia can’t help feeling an unshakeable attraction. Mary’s, a creepy Catholic boarding school in Mississippi. until her mother dies suddenly, and Sofia gets her wish. She just wants to get out of town, start fresh someplace else. Her therapist says they’re all in her head, but to Sofia they feel chillingly real. Ever since that night, Sofia has been haunted by bloody and demonic visions. Sofia is still processing the horrific truth of what happened when she and three friends performed an exorcism that spiraled horribly out of control. Danielle Vega-YA’s answer to Stephen King-once again brings major scares in the spine-tingling sequel to horror hit The Merciless, which MTV calls “ Mean Girls meets The Exorcist.”

The Merciless II by Danielle Vega