Kirsti's Reviews > The Secret Hour

** spoiler alert ** For the most part, this seems like typical YA to me. Ordinary-seeming girl moves to new town, discovers she has magical powers, is sought out by other supernatural misfits. This is a short, plot-driven book with many characters, so there's not much time for character development.

BUT.

I really liked the tension between the different teens in the supernatural group. They argue, manipulate one another, and question each other's goals and values. One of them even questions whether they should be a group at all--maybe they should each do their own thing.

Also, many questions have been left open-ended for the next two books in the series. I'd like to know why the teens haven't discovered any supernatural adults yet. Do the powers fade once a person turns 18 or 21? Or do the adults just hide it better?