Hello again everyone! How was your weekend? Mine was pretty good. I took my boys on the Polar Express train ride here and they loved it. We had hot chocolate in adorable souvenir mugs. Earlier in the week we had read the book and re-watched the movie. It was a little pricey, but for a once in a lifetime thing…it was enjoyable. I love the holiday season and seeing my kids smiling is the best gift I could ever receive. Is there a memory from your childhood like that? One you always remember?
Now onto the good part, yet another book from my Goodreads to read shelf…which is always growing larger with each Goodreads Monday post that I read. I am serious, every Monday my TBR list grows by about 5 books. Why are there so many great books and so little reading time?
The Devouring Gray 
Author: Christine Lynn Herman
Published: April 2nd, 2019
Publisher: Disney-Hyperion
Book Length: 368 Pages
Genre: Fantasy
Buy the Book: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Book Depository (Use my referral ID: TheBibliophagist), Kobo
They locked the Beast away.After the death of her sister, seventeen-year-old Violet Saunders finds herself dragged to Four Paths, New York. Violet may be a newcomer, but she soon learns her mother isn’t: They belong to one of the revered founding families of the town, where stone bells hang above every doorway and danger lurks in the depths of the woods.
Justin Hawthorne’s bloodline has protected Four Paths for generations from the Gray—a lifeless dimension that imprisons a brutal monster. After Justin fails to inherit his family’s powers, his mother is determined to keep this humiliation a secret. But Justin can’t let go of the future he was promised and the town he swore to protect.
Ever since Harper Carlisle lost her hand to an accident that left her stranded in the Gray for days, she has vowed revenge on the person who abandoned her: Justin Hawthorne. There are ripples of dissent in Four Paths, and Harper seizes an opportunity to take down the Hawthornes and change her destiny-to what extent, even she doesn’t yet know.
The Gray is growing stronger every day, and its victims are piling up. When Violet accidentally unleashes the monster, all three must band together with the other Founders to unearth the dark truths behind their families’ abilities—before the Gray devours them all.
I follow Christine on Twitter and have been anticipating her novel for a while now. I am so excited to know it will finally be coming into the worlds. I have not been able to acquire an ARC and read it, but the summary intrigued me. I had to add it to my list as soon as I read the blurb, gripping…that is exactly what it is.
Also, can we talk about the cover! I love how there is somthing in each corner that pertains to the story. Detials are there but not thrown in your face, very well done.
Is a book that you might enjoy if you have not read it? Have you heard of this novel before now? If you have read it feel free to link your review below, I would love to see what you thought. What are some books on your Goodreads to-read list? Do you find yourself adding many more to your TBR list on Goodreads Monday?
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This is not my normal genre but it has intrigued me!
I’ve added this to my TBR already! I’ve heard it advertised as Stranger Things meets The Raven Boys (which I haven’t read yet, but I do love Stranger Things!) This sounds so good, I cannot even take it!
I haven’t read the raven boys either but am dying to!