Parents' Guide to

Intertwined

By Kate Pavao, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 14+

Harlequin Teen romance with too many fantasy plotlines.

Book Gena Showalter Fantasy 2009
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age 12+

Based on 2 parent reviews

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inflatorNickelbread Parent of 17-year-old
March 29, 2010
age 12+

if youre not turned off by the overload of vampire/werewolf action

I've read this book and I found it very interesting. Only it has an overworked story line. It's different from other [newer]versions of vampires/werewolves books whereas it has other fantasy creatures involved and it's more, for lack of a better word, hardcore. (But not blood and guts gory, it's basically old school vampires) There's also no mention of how the book is split between Hayden and Mary Anns point of view. Just to let everyone know, because I wasn't very happy when I read that and it was a woman (I got this book because I thought it was from the males perspective). It's a good book for almost everybody that likes fantasy, though.
italian588
italian588 Parent of 15-year-old
November 1, 2009
age 12+

Perfect for tweens/teens. Young-ones not so much.

Loved this book! You find yourself sharing the characters emotions as you read it and relating to them kinda and Gena(author) did a good job by making such common fantasies(wolves,vampires,faeries,forbidden love) become so unique and different. I thought at first that the 4 souls in the head was kind of iffy and thought it was cheesy at first but now I think it was the perfect touch. Really well put together.
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What's the Story?

Aden has the voices of four souls trapped in his \ head -- each of whom has a supernatural power, like the ability to time travel, but that's not all. He's also dating a vampire princess (who's being guarded by \ werewolf), is starting to see ghosts everywhere, has made enemies with a demon spawn, \ and is being hunted by a wide variety of witches, goblins, and more. Strangest of \ all may be his connection to a squeaky-clean girl at school who somehow makes \ all the voices in his head go away. And this is just the beginning of the series.

Is It Any Good?

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Well, there is certainly something for everyone. Aden helps ghosts find peace on one page, and on the next he's fighting the vampire king to the death. There's time travel, zombies rising from the grave -- and then regular high school drama, too.

And Aden still finds time to share some steamy smooches with his pretty new girlfriend (who just happens to be the daughter of Vlad the Impaler). It's a lot to keep track of, and readers may sometimes wonder if the author wanted to write a romance, a psychological drama, or a fun fantasy. But why choose? Intertwined is certainly no great work of literature, but readers won't be bored.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about the different types of fantasy creatures in this book, from vampires and werewolves to characters who can hear voices, or feel other people’s emotions. If you could have any of these characters' powers, what would you choose? Why do readers -- especially teen readers -- like to play around with the idea of having superpowers?

  • Also, Aden is shown a vision of his own death. Is that something that you would like to know? What would you do with that information? Can you think of other movies or books that play with this idea?

Book Details

  • Author: Gena Showalter
  • Genre: Fantasy
  • Book type: Fiction
  • Publisher: Harlequin Teen
  • Publication date: September 1, 2009
  • Publisher's recommended age(s): 14 - 17
  • Number of pages: 448
  • Last updated: July 12, 2017

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