Faded Gatsby glamour and thrilling gothic horror meet in this gorgeously told, terrifying and dreamy YA romance.
'You stop fearing the devil when you're holding his hand...'
Nothing much exciting rolls through Violet White's sleepy, seaside town...until River West comes along. River rents the guesthouse behind Violet's crumbling estate, and as eerie, grim things start to happen, Violet begins to wonder about the boy living in her backyard. Is River just a crooked-smiling liar with pretty eyes and a mysterious past? Violet's grandmother always warned her about the Devil, but she never said he could be a dark-haired boy who likes coffee and who kisses you in a cemetery... Violet's already so knee-deep in love, she can't see straight. And that's just how River likes it.
Initial Thoughts: Even knowing this is primarily a romance, I was not expecting such unconvincing instalove--with a guy who is decidedly a jerk at least 50% of the time and not in a "hot, bad boy" way. The Gothic-inspired plot is practically nonexistent and barely makes sense anyway.
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