LitPick Review
The Devouring is a book that captures your mind and soul, forcing each word to sink into your mind through the depths beyond the unthinkable. It tells the story of Reggie, a highschool girl who finds a book called The Devouring. Inside are pages full of handwritten descriptions of Vours: creatures who take scared children's souls on the darkest night of the year - Sorry Night. On the rumored Sorry Night, Reggie shares the story of the Vours to her younger brother Henry, who is drawn into every word and believing them. The next day, Henry starts acting strange. He seemes to be from an entirely different world. When Reggie and her best friend Aaron uncover the truth about the vours, they must stop at nothing to save Henry and also themselves.
Opinion:
When I first started The Devouring, I could feel goosebumps creeping up my arm. Every word that the author writes down holds you in your seat, making you want to skip to the end and find that happy ending. The more I read the book, the more the story about the Vours seemed to be realistic. I've never read a book that has actually made me be afraid of the dark! Each chapter you find surprises and characters that you thought were the good guys, turn out to be the bad guys and vice versa. When I finally finished the book, I couldn't believe the ending. It seemed like another cliff-hanger to the next chapter. I really hope that the author writes a sequel for this book. I would definitely read it.
