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3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Overall an enjoyable and immersive read with compelling and well developed characters. As someone who grew up Georgia and Virginia, I appreciate how reflective Carrion and the diversity of experiences feels to real life. The writing was beautifully descriptive.
However, the multiple POVs and pacing felt very discordant and muddy at times and it would go from feeling almost overly YA to extremely graphic. It felt more immersed in the histories of the characters than the present day at times.
However, the multiple POVs and pacing felt very discordant and muddy at times and it would go from feeling almost overly YA to extremely graphic. It felt more immersed in the histories of the characters than the present day at times.
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The author describes this novel as an allegory but it is definitely not. Its meaning smacks you in the face throughout.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
dark
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Thank you to NetGalley for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.
When Devils Sing is a hauntingly beautiful debut that blends Southern Gothic horror with a coming-of-age mystery steeped in grief, guilt, and generational trauma. Xan Kaur’s writing is lyrical and immersive, casting a slow, smoldering spell over a story that pulses with dread and heart.
At the core of the novel is a tangled web of complicated family dynamics and a town steeped in secrets. When a tragedy shatters the uneasy stillness of their community, an unlikely team of teens bands together to uncover what really happened, and in doing so: they’re forced to confront the damage left behind by those who came before them. The choices they face are not easy, and Kaur does not shy away from the emotional and moral weight of their journey.
When Devils Sing is a hauntingly beautiful debut that blends Southern Gothic horror with a coming-of-age mystery steeped in grief, guilt, and generational trauma. Xan Kaur’s writing is lyrical and immersive, casting a slow, smoldering spell over a story that pulses with dread and heart.
At the core of the novel is a tangled web of complicated family dynamics and a town steeped in secrets. When a tragedy shatters the uneasy stillness of their community, an unlikely team of teens bands together to uncover what really happened, and in doing so: they’re forced to confront the damage left behind by those who came before them. The choices they face are not easy, and Kaur does not shy away from the emotional and moral weight of their journey.
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Just not into audiobooks at the moment!!! Nothing against this book. Might try to get a print copy.
I’m not really into true crime and teens :(
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated