The Devouring by Simon Holt

"When dark creeps in and eats the light,
Bury your fears on Sorry Night.
For in the winter's blackest hours,
Comes the feasting of the Vours, 
No one can see it, the life they stole,
Your body's here but not your soul..."

THE VOURS: Evil, demonic beings that inhabit human bodies on Sorry Night, the darkest hours of the winter solstice.

When Reggie reads about the Vours in a mysterious old journal, she assumes they are just the musings of an anonymous lunatic. But when her little brother, Henry, begins to act strangely, it's clear that these creatures exist beyond a madwoman's imagination, and Reggie finds out what happens when fears come to life.

To save the people she loves, Reggie must learn to survive in a world of nightmares. Can she devour her own fears before they devour her?

The Devouring is an engrossing tale of terror that will have you wondering: what if your worst fears became your living nightmare?

MY REVIEW:

Oh my god! This book was definitely a really scary one! I really enjoyed it and I hate scary stuff! That definitely tells you that this was a really good one for me. It's about these things called 'Vours' and they come to you and the 'devour' your fears. But then when they 'devour' your fears they go into your body so your soul isn't in your body and the Vours just kind of take over your body. Reggie's brother Henry gets taken by a Vour so Reggie and her friend Aaron have to save him and face their own fears.

PLOT:

 The plot was very nicely written out. I loved the idea of this book and how the author took the idea of 'fear' and made it into a story. It definitely had parts where I just wanted to gag because it was either scary or gross. But don't let that make you not want to read it. I still really enjoyed it.

CHARACTERS:

REGGIE: I felt like she was a great main character. She was very brave since she faced all of her fears to go and save her brother Henry. Though there was one specific part where I thought that she was a little ignorant.

HENRY: He is Reggie's little brother. You really don't get much of him since he is taken over by a Vour the entire book.

AARON: He is Reggie's best friend. I loved Aaron. He was such a great and loyal best friend. He helped Reggie with everything she needed help with and he was always there for her.

MY RATING: 4.5/5 STARS

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