2.5 stars

I’ve had my eye on Daughters Unto Devils since BEA this year because seriously I love a great horror book and that cover is perfect. I have to admit…I wasn’t wowed by this book and there are a few reasons why. Overall the story had a lot of potential. My issues lie in the way the story was presented and ultimately, how things are resolved.

The story begins by introducing us to Amanda, the main character. She was alright but there was nothing about her that made me love her and really root for her. Yeah, she had a crappy situation and her dad was a piece of work, but that was about all I felt.

The scary pieces in this book weren’t really scary. Yes, there was a bit of a creep factor but I was stuck on trying to figure out what I was reading that it pulled me out of the story and to be perfectly honest, I still am not completely clear about what happened. I mean…I get it but I don’t really get it. If that makes sense.

The whole family relationship was another item that felt off for me. The references to sister or daughter instead of actually calling each other by name felt awkward to me and maybe that seems picky but it was just another thing that pulled me out of the story. Add to that the religious undertones and the vague references to past occurrences and it nudged over to a “just power through it” read for me.

As I mentioned, there was great potential for me to love this book. I think maybe it just wasn’t for me or maybe I just picked it up at the wrong time…who knows.

Thank you to NetGalley for the review copy.