{"id":3283,"date":"2009-06-25T10:04:04","date_gmt":"2009-06-25T14:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bookdragon.si.edu\/?p=3283"},"modified":"2015-10-11T17:02:45","modified_gmt":"2015-10-11T21:02:45","slug":"the-devils-kiss-by-sarwat-chadda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/the-devils-kiss-by-sarwat-chadda\/","title":{"rendered":"The Devil’s Kiss by Sarwat Chadda"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Devil's<\/a>Being a so-called ‘normal’ teenager for hapa Pakistani Londoner Bilqis SanGreal has never been an option. With an overbearing father who happens to be the Templar Master \u2013 even if many believe he murdered his beloved wife \u2013 Billi’s destiny as the newest, youngest Knight\u00a0is unavoidable. Under Arthur SanGreal’s iron leadership, the ragtag group of Knights must continue the timeless battle between good and evil, fighting off the Unholy from destroying mankind.<\/p>\n

When Billi passes her horrific Ordeal, she’s finally in. But having survived her most challenging physical attack ever\u00a0doesn’t mean she’s able to keep her emotions under tight control: her growing frustration with her seemingly\u00a0uncaring\u00a0father\u00a0and the sudden return of her once best friend Kay\u00a0whose newly honed\u00a0powers only seem to set him further apart\u00a0leads her to literally\u00a0fall for a dark stranger in the middle of the night. She should have known so much better! Now everyone’s souls \u2013 especially those of firstborn children \u2013 are in grave danger and Billi must fight for ultimate salvation any way she can. Go, girl, go!<\/p>\n

In spite of the mostly Christianity-inspired good vs. evil themes, first-time novelist Chadda does an admirable job uniting all the various major religions to fight against the ultimate inhumanity. And that’s certainly a welcome achievement when manmade death and destruction happens far too often in the name of God.<\/p>\n

Readers<\/strong>: Middle Grade, Young Adult<\/p>\n

Published<\/strong>: 2009 (United States)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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