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Devour The Dark

Nikki St. Crowe

3.9 AVERAGE

courtney_schreier's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

kimodo626's review against another edition

2.75

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

bookishbri_'s review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

witchmama's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

booksta_mommy's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

𝑯𝒐𝒘 𝑰 𝑭𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂 𝑴𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓, 𝒂 𝑷𝒊𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂 𝑳𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝑩𝒐𝒚 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝒂𝒕 𝑶𝒏𝒄𝒆

Okay, pause everything—who gave Nikki St. Crowe the right to completely wreck my life (again) with this glorious chaos of a book? I went in expecting some spicy fairytale shenanigans and came out emotionally mangled, sea-salted, and very much in love with a Crocodile. Yes. A Crocodile. Roc, you delicious, dangerous disaster of a monster, I am not okay.

This book is the second in the Devourer Series and it picks up right where The Never King left off, except now it’s Roc’s turn to shine… and implode. The man (monster?) devoured a Myth Maker Witch, and let’s just say—it’s not agreeing with his digestion. He’s turning feral, his claws are out, and his moral compass? Spinning like a damn top.

But fear not! Captain Hook (aka: hot, brooding, and missing one hand but somehow gaining ALL the sass) and our girl Wendy “absolutely done with everyone’s nonsense” Darling are here to maybe save the day—or at least try. The banter? On point. The spice? Level: the ship is rocking and it’s not because of waves. The emotional damage? Chef’s kiss.

AND THEN THERE’S VANE. Roc’s little brother, one of Pan’s Lost Boys, who may or may not be the sarcastic bisexual gremlin of my dreams. He shows up like, “Hi, you need help with your unhinged monster boy? Cool, let’s go to Darkland where the vibes are spooky, the secrets are plenty, and everyone has trauma!”

What really makes this book sparkle like cursed pirate treasure is the vibe. It’s romantasy meets emotional carnage with a generous sprinkle of what the actual hell is going on but I love it. I laughed, I screamed, I highlighted half the book because the one-liners are elite. Also, this trio? Hook, Wendy, and Roc? I want them to adopt me. Or kidnap me. I'm flexible.

𝗜𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻:
Was this book ridiculous? Yes.
Was it a little unhinged? Absolutely.
Did it consume my soul like Roc devours… everything? You bet.

Now excuse me while I reread it and wait impatiently for whatever fairytale Nikki’s planning to ruin next. Long live the Devourer crew!