Phe is determined to get to the bottom of it. Even Zach - the gorgeous stranger Phe meets and immediately begins to lust after - seems as if he is hiding something serious.

Not only does Shadow Hills' history boast an unexplained epidemic that decimated hundreds of its citizens in the 1700s, but its modern townies also seem eerily psychic, with the bizarre ability to bend metal. Once there, Phe quickly realizes that something is deeply amiss in her new town. Hoping to make sense of her sister's sudden demise and the cryptic dreams following it, Phe abandons her bubbly LA life to attend an uptight East Coast preparatory school in Shadow Hills, MA - a school which her sister mysteriously mentioned in her last diary entry before she died. So there you have it! She loves Joss Whedon.After her sister Athena's tragic death, it's obvious that grief-stricken Persephone 'Phe' Archer no longer belongs in Los Angeles. She lives in Austin, Texas, and Shadow Hills is her debut novel. Anastasia loves horror movies, Joss Whedon, obsessing over music, and British accents. At the very wise age of twelve her career ambition was to drive a Mack truck, but when that didn't pan out, she tried acting, bartending, and being a receptionist in a dojo before finally returning to writing. During high school she wrote numerous short stories and started (but never finished) three screenplays, all as an alternative to doing actual schoolwork. It was titled Frederick the Friendly French Ferret and was seven pages long. The longer she stays there, the more she suspects that her sister's untimely death and her own destiny are intricately linked to those who reside in Shadow Hills.Īnastasia Hopcus wrote her first book in the 2nd grade. While I'm trying not to start any new series, I can't help but be tempted by the book description and the pretty cover! I've also been seeing Shadow Hills swag around the blogoshpere and I get sucked in everytime.and the reviews have been amazing!Īfter her sister Athena's tragic death, it's obvious that grief-stricken Persephone 'Phe' Archer no longer belongs in Los Angeles. My WoW pick for this week is Shadow Hills by Anastasia Hopcus.