A review by chemistreadingonthejob
The Sorrow King by Andersen Prunty

4.0

The sorrow king really surprised me. I was imagining some same ole book on how horrible life is yada yada. Instead I got an amazing story basically about this regular teenager whose mother died and has a bad time talking to his dad. He starts to fall in love with a depressed teenage girl. She wants to be all alone so everytime she moves she builds an obscura. A place where she feels at peace. She has no idea that the sorrow king has chosen her to help with his evil plans. All over town kids drop dead from "suicides" and whats more sorrowful than children dying?
Who is the sorrow king?
He carved from wood and bone.
He smells like wax, dead leaves, and memories.
He travels by moonlight and drinks the sorrow of others.

I won this book on the goodreads giveaway and it was a totally worth the read!