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Taken at Dusk
400 pages
A thrilling blend of supernatural summer camp mystery, intense teenage angst, and forbidden romance.
What it feels like
Reading this feels like stepping back into the golden era of YA paranormal romance, where the stakes are life-and-death but the romantic tension feels just as urgent. The atmosphere is thick with the spooky, twilight charm of a supernatural summer camp, balancing eerie ghost encounters with the breathless angst of a forbidden love triangle. The narrative moves at a brisk, addictive pace, driven by a protagonist desperately searching for her true identity among vampires, werewolves, and fae. It is an emotionally charged, highly accessible read that leans heavily into earnest teenage feelings and found-family dynamics. Fans of supernatural mysteries and swoony, high-stakes romance will devour this nostalgic, page-turning journey of self-discovery.
- Mood
- atmospheric
- spooky
- emotionally charged
- mysterious
- Tone
- earnest
- angsty
- suspenseful
- romantic
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- identity discovery · forbidden romance · found family · coming of age · supernatural destiny
- The writing
- Accessible and emotionally direct, driven by snappy dialogue and intense teenage interiority.
- The arc
- Moves from deep uncertainty and romantic conflict toward a thrilling, empowering realization of true identity.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave the nostalgic thrill of 2010s YA paranormal romance, complete with summer camp settings and agonizing love triangles.
Content notes
- supernatural peril
- mild violence
- death and grief
About the book
Kylie Galen wants the truth so badly she can taste it. The truth about who her real family is, the truth about which boy she's meant to be with-and the truth about what her emerging powers mean. But she's about to discover that some secrets can change your life forever...and not always for the better. Just when she and Lucas are finally getting close, she learns that his pack has forbidden them from being together. Was it a mistake to pick him over Derek? And it's not just romance troubling Kylie. An amnesia-stricken ghost is haunting her, delivering a frightful message: someone lives and someone dies. As Kylie races to unravel the mystery and protect those she loves, she finally unlocks the secret of her supernatural identity. And the truth is far different and more astonishing-than she ever imagined.
Description from Open Library.
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