Spectacularly spine chilling and atmospherically creepy, The Devil Makes Three is the dark academia,YA Horror you absolutely cannot miss this spooky season!
Tess and Eliot discover an ancient book, in a secret tunnel beneath their school library,accidentally releasing a book-bound devil who’ll do absolutely anything to stay free. He’ll murder in the stacks, release the ink from books to do his bidding and he’ll bleed every inch of life from Tess until his freedom is permanent.
Forced to work together, Tess and Eliot must find a way to re-trap the devil before he kills everyone they know and love—and with what the devil has in store, school stress doesn’t seem soo bad after all...
Can I just say how much I loved this,the writing was practically flawless! I really enjoyed the creepiness of the imagery — the nighttime library and nightmare scenes were incredible.
The pace did start a little slow but I found the action really picks up about a third of the way through (after Tess and Eliot find the book.) The writing,action scenes and horror imagery really takes off after that and it certainly doesn’t look back—the use of the ink as both plot device and sentient-like being was absolutely inspiring (and definitely helped with evoking all that creepiness.)
I LOVED the chemistry between Tess and Eliot, which was pretty palpable and the romance never felt forced. I loved how it progressed in a very organic/ natural, slow burn kind of way.
The ending was definitely action filled, there were a few things I really didn’t see coming but most importantly, it was very satisfying. I must warn that there is alot of gore and blood so if that’s a trigger then it’s probably best to steer clear.
If you loved House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland or are a fan of YA Horror then I’d definitely recommend reading this.
and a huge thank you to Titan Books and NetGalley for the digital arc.
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5