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The Devil Makes Three
by Tori Bovalino
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Disclaimer: I received this arc and e-arc from the publisher. Thanks! All opinions are my own.
Book: The Devil Makes Three
Author: Tori Bovalino
Book Series: Standalone
Rating: 5/5
Recommended For...: young adult readers, fantasy, paranormal, thriller, mystery, demons, possession
Publication Date: August 10, 2021
Genre: YA Paranormal
Recommended Age: 16+ (child abuse, self harm TW, gore, violence, romance, possession)
Explanation of CWs: Child abuse, in both emotional and physical manners, is shown. There is unintentional self harm by a character. Lots and lots of gore. Possession also happens in the book and the devil is a strong opponent.
Publisher: Page Street Kids
Pages: 368
Synopsis: Tess Matheson only wants three things: time to practice her cello, for her sister to be happy, and for everyone else to leave her alone.
Instead, Tess finds herself working all summer at her boarding school library, shelving books and dealing with the intolerable patrons. The worst of them is Eliot Birch: snide, privileged, and constantly requesting forbidden grimoires. After a bargain with Eliot leads to the discovery of an ancient book in the library's grimoire collection, the pair accidentally unleash a book-bound demon.
The demon will stop at nothing to stay free, manipulating ink to threaten those Tess loves and dismantling Eliot’s strange magic. Tess is plagued by terrible dreams of the devil and haunting memories of a boy who wears Eliot's face. All she knows is to stay free, the demon needs her... and he'll have her, dead or alive.
Review: I really liked this book! It was so atmospheric and I loved how it set my Halloween tone for this year. The book was a lot gorey, please be aware, but it was so good. The book also had a lot of comic relief, which really made the book kind of perfect in a way. The book did well with the character development and the world building. The book was also so well plotted and well written.
The only downside I had with the book is that I felt like the story was a bit slow in places, but it was perfection otherwise.
Verdict: It was great! A must read for Halloween this year.
Book: The Devil Makes Three
Author: Tori Bovalino
Book Series: Standalone
Rating: 5/5
Recommended For...: young adult readers, fantasy, paranormal, thriller, mystery, demons, possession
Publication Date: August 10, 2021
Genre: YA Paranormal
Recommended Age: 16+ (child abuse, self harm TW, gore, violence, romance, possession)
Explanation of CWs: Child abuse, in both emotional and physical manners, is shown. There is unintentional self harm by a character. Lots and lots of gore. Possession also happens in the book and the devil is a strong opponent.
Publisher: Page Street Kids
Pages: 368
Synopsis: Tess Matheson only wants three things: time to practice her cello, for her sister to be happy, and for everyone else to leave her alone.
Instead, Tess finds herself working all summer at her boarding school library, shelving books and dealing with the intolerable patrons. The worst of them is Eliot Birch: snide, privileged, and constantly requesting forbidden grimoires. After a bargain with Eliot leads to the discovery of an ancient book in the library's grimoire collection, the pair accidentally unleash a book-bound demon.
The demon will stop at nothing to stay free, manipulating ink to threaten those Tess loves and dismantling Eliot’s strange magic. Tess is plagued by terrible dreams of the devil and haunting memories of a boy who wears Eliot's face. All she knows is to stay free, the demon needs her... and he'll have her, dead or alive.
Review: I really liked this book! It was so atmospheric and I loved how it set my Halloween tone for this year. The book was a lot gorey, please be aware, but it was so good. The book also had a lot of comic relief, which really made the book kind of perfect in a way. The book did well with the character development and the world building. The book was also so well plotted and well written.
The only downside I had with the book is that I felt like the story was a bit slow in places, but it was perfection otherwise.
Verdict: It was great! A must read for Halloween this year.