The Devouring #2: Soulstice by Simon Holt
Hardcover: 272 pages
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (September 1, 2009)
Book summary: The terrifying, nail-biting, and grossly intriguing sequel to The Devouring. It's been six months since Reggie first discovered and fought against the Vours, malicious and demonic beings that inhabit human bodies on the eve of the Winter Solstice.
The Vours still haunt Reggie, but only in her dreams-until one night, when an unexpected visitor turns her nightmares into reality.
My Review: Soulstice was the first book I finished for the new year. Holt has created a gripping, realistic horroriffic fantasy with likable characters, a female heroine we can root for, and a truly evil protagonist. I realized this is the first YA horror series I've read and totally enjoyed.
Reggie is back, wondering what the Vours are doing in the quiet time since the incident with Quinn and her rescue of brother Henry six months earlier. The peaceful break does not last long. During one morning, Reggie experiences a living daymare in her classroom, Henry attacks a student on the playground, and Aaron is arrested for Quinn's murder. Yes, the Vours are back. Only, it is not winter time. But the summer has a solstice too, doesn't it?
Reggie and Aaron join together to figure out what the Vours are up to. Quinn returns, hunted by his own kind, and Reggie keeps their meetings quiet. She also hasn't forgiven Eben for not being honest with her. Holt continues to keep the pacing quick, the dialogue real, and the action moving. I stayed up to finish this book, only to find a cliffhanger at the end of the epilogue. There's also a hint of a possible (future) hook-up between Reggie and Aaron (and poor Aaron truly deserves it). The cliffhanger is okay, Holt has established himself as an author I'll gladly wait to read more from.
RATING: ++++
BOOK SOURCE: Swapped.
My Review: Soulstice was the first book I finished for the new year. Holt has created a gripping, realistic horroriffic fantasy with likable characters, a female heroine we can root for, and a truly evil protagonist. I realized this is the first YA horror series I've read and totally enjoyed.
Reggie is back, wondering what the Vours are doing in the quiet time since the incident with Quinn and her rescue of brother Henry six months earlier. The peaceful break does not last long. During one morning, Reggie experiences a living daymare in her classroom, Henry attacks a student on the playground, and Aaron is arrested for Quinn's murder. Yes, the Vours are back. Only, it is not winter time. But the summer has a solstice too, doesn't it?
Reggie and Aaron join together to figure out what the Vours are up to. Quinn returns, hunted by his own kind, and Reggie keeps their meetings quiet. She also hasn't forgiven Eben for not being honest with her. Holt continues to keep the pacing quick, the dialogue real, and the action moving. I stayed up to finish this book, only to find a cliffhanger at the end of the epilogue. There's also a hint of a possible (future) hook-up between Reggie and Aaron (and poor Aaron truly deserves it). The cliffhanger is okay, Holt has established himself as an author I'll gladly wait to read more from.
RATING: ++++
BOOK SOURCE: Swapped.
Comments
Post a Comment