This volume is pleasantly as effective as the first, and the character MVP has to be awarded to family friend Rachel who - in one of the most memorable and applaud-worthy scenes - angrily but admirably stands up for her besieged friends with some righteous supernatural fury and sharp dialogue. Touching on that hilarious-in-retrospect but horrifying-at-the-time urban legend that claimed evil and/or satanic messages were hidden deep inside rock and roll records and corrupting the youth of America, the Montague family investigate the mysterious occurrences - including an attempted suicide by a classmate - connected to the unexpected arrival of a known singer/songwriter/guitarist (think Paul McCartney mixed with James Taylor, but not quite as famous) in their quiet coastal New England community in autumn 1969. I had quipped in my review for that first volume "take parts of the original literary versions of The Hardy Boys and Sabrina the Teenage Witch, then add a little of TV's The Mod Squad and Scooby-Doo, Where are You?!" and that still holds true with this quality follow-up titled The Devil's Music. It's nice to catch up with with adolescent twins Pete and Al Montague and their extended family (including sister Charlie, family friend Rachel, and tutor Rowan) after two full years - if only in my own reading time - since their previous and introductory adventure titled The Witch's Hand. In a way, every song is like a spell, do you understand?" - Dave, the twins' guardian It's a conduit and conductor of emotional energy. "Music is a powerful magic all on it's own.
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