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as "gruesome", "psychologically intense" and "the darkest and most disturbing TUFA story yet". She added that
Bledsoe's use of music in the novel is more pronounced here than in the previous Tufa books as it adds to the story's "fear and dread". Hooper found several of the new characters
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also Kera's boyfriend, and finds he not only wants to avenge Kera's death, but also her betrayal. When Adam goes missing, it is unclear whether the boar took him, or Duncan. As the search continues, the beast starts to take on supernatural proportions.
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described the book as a "beautiful ... atmospheric tale". It stated that
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