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3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Thank you NetGalley and Macmillan Young Listeners for this Audio ARC!
This was such an enjoyable read. I am obsessed with Appalachian folk stories, and this was such an interesting setting and following multiple characters from a small and very socially divided town, while they make impossible decisions and sacrifices for the ones they love. A lot of times with this many characters it is hard to really give each and every one their own individual voice that there is no doubt about who's chapter you are reading at any given time, but this author did such a good job with their individual voices and stories as they went through their own stories that also intersected throughout the book.
I cannot wait to read more from this author.
This was such an enjoyable read. I am obsessed with Appalachian folk stories, and this was such an interesting setting and following multiple characters from a small and very socially divided town, while they make impossible decisions and sacrifices for the ones they love. A lot of times with this many characters it is hard to really give each and every one their own individual voice that there is no doubt about who's chapter you are reading at any given time, but this author did such a good job with their individual voices and stories as they went through their own stories that also intersected throughout the book.
I cannot wait to read more from this author.
dark
mysterious
sad
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:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
mysterious
4.5 rounded up because this one is so good. a small town in georgia with a strange cicada festival and a people that mysteriously go missing?! yes please!!! how far would you go to save your family? would you sell your soul to the devil?
In When Devils sing we follow Sam- a girl who lives in a small impoverished town outside of clearwater lake where all the ultra rich people live. after she is in a fatal accident with her brother who is pronounced dead she is met with an offer from none other the devil himself. In clearwater lake every 13 years there is a huge migration of cicadas and during this time strange things happen and people go missing.
We also follow Neera- her family owns a very small motel just off the highway and they are struggling. her grandparents work non stop at this motel and after they lost their son they have had a very hard time. emotionally and financially. when her grandpas car is burned down she is met with the same offer as sam. can she help her family get out of this hole they are in?
We also follow an array of other characters of this town that are trying to get to the bottom of what happens during the cicada festival and once they start digging they can't stop. innocent lives are in their hands- can they save them? I absolutely ate this book up it's pretty different from what i normally gravitate towards but, once i started this one i couldn't stop.
thank you to the publishers and netgalley for the ARC!
In When Devils sing we follow Sam- a girl who lives in a small impoverished town outside of clearwater lake where all the ultra rich people live. after she is in a fatal accident with her brother who is pronounced dead she is met with an offer from none other the devil himself. In clearwater lake every 13 years there is a huge migration of cicadas and during this time strange things happen and people go missing.
We also follow Neera- her family owns a very small motel just off the highway and they are struggling. her grandparents work non stop at this motel and after they lost their son they have had a very hard time. emotionally and financially. when her grandpas car is burned down she is met with the same offer as sam. can she help her family get out of this hole they are in?
We also follow an array of other characters of this town that are trying to get to the bottom of what happens during the cicada festival and once they start digging they can't stop. innocent lives are in their hands- can they save them? I absolutely ate this book up it's pretty different from what i normally gravitate towards but, once i started this one i couldn't stop.
thank you to the publishers and netgalley for the ARC!
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I LOVED this! So well-written and satisfying.
Not knowing this was YA is on me but I also didn’t realize it was a mystery/horror. And I’ve now read a few POVs and don’t care about any of them.
mysterious
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:
Yes
There are so many great aspects about When Devils Sing that makes it an amazing book to read! The characters are all unique and diverse, especially with all of them being from a small town in south west Georgia. The story feels like a fresh and unique take on making a deal with the devil at the crossroads. The mystery around the town and the cicada festival every 13 years keeps the suspense a constant factor through out the book. I would highly recommend this to anyone who read Stephen King’s Salem’s Lot and really enjoyed it, it has the same small town feel, with multiple POV’s that provide insight into the darkest parts of the town that otherwise wouldn’t see the light of day. This really was such a fun book and I highly recommend it!
adventurous
dark
inspiring
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated