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A review by nraemorris
When Devils Sing by Xan Kaur
5.0
I have to tell you, when this book first mentions the cicadas screaming in the woods, I was hooked.
This was EERIE. I have been incredibly addicted to gothic novels lately, and this felt really on par with that.
“The devil went down to Georgia…”
It is not lost on me that the name of this town is Carrion, and Carrion is “dead and decaying meat”. Novels often use Carrion as a way to describe raw, red meat. The lake of the town, is Lake Clearwater. (Clear water being transparent material).
So, the first clue that this novel will not be what you expect is the intricately picked names.
“There’s the devil you know, the devil you don’t know, and the devil you wish you’d never met.”
This book is a wild ride, and by the epilogue you are wondering if it was all some sort of fever dream.
The cicadas, the crow, the eerie vibes. This was beautifully done, and this felt all too real.
“What can I do when the whole world is watching?”
The way this story unfolded was like yarn unspooling. It felt slow at first and then suddenly there is so much happening. There’s yarn tangled in your hair, there’s yarn in your shoe, you cannot walk for tripping over yarn, and you’re wondering where the dang end is.
I loved how they swapped POV throughout the story, that it was not just one person. You got the same story from multiple POVS, and you got to put the story together yourself. This is not a sanitized tale, this is a haunting story.
When the cicadas appear, people go missing. This is paranormal, and this is amazing.
I highly recommend this story.
This was EERIE. I have been incredibly addicted to gothic novels lately, and this felt really on par with that.
“The devil went down to Georgia…”
It is not lost on me that the name of this town is Carrion, and Carrion is “dead and decaying meat”. Novels often use Carrion as a way to describe raw, red meat. The lake of the town, is Lake Clearwater. (Clear water being transparent material).
So, the first clue that this novel will not be what you expect is the intricately picked names.
“There’s the devil you know, the devil you don’t know, and the devil you wish you’d never met.”
This book is a wild ride, and by the epilogue you are wondering if it was all some sort of fever dream.
The cicadas, the crow, the eerie vibes. This was beautifully done, and this felt all too real.
“What can I do when the whole world is watching?”
The way this story unfolded was like yarn unspooling. It felt slow at first and then suddenly there is so much happening. There’s yarn tangled in your hair, there’s yarn in your shoe, you cannot walk for tripping over yarn, and you’re wondering where the dang end is.
I loved how they swapped POV throughout the story, that it was not just one person. You got the same story from multiple POVS, and you got to put the story together yourself. This is not a sanitized tale, this is a haunting story.
When the cicadas appear, people go missing. This is paranormal, and this is amazing.
I highly recommend this story.