Forests of the Fae: Devlin’s Door
By Kristine Kibbee
Genre: Young Adult
Book Description:
At thirteen, Anne did not expect to find herself traveling all alone, on her way to spending her summer with family she neither knows nor wants to know. But here she is; stuck on this train with a most annoying nine-year-old boy whose only interesting contribution to her journey is the strange story of an abandoned Victorian town hidden in the woods near her destination
When Anne arrives at her backwoods stop, she is met by her ornery relatives and her horrific older cousin who is determined to spoil Anne's summer with her maleficent tricks. Anne needs to escape into an adventure and remembers the story of the forgotten town. Determined to find this place, Anne follows her cousin and friends tothe abandoned town where they goad her into entering one of the cobweb-filled old homes and leave her locked inside
While searching for a way out, Anne stumbles through a hole in the floor and unknowingly steps into an ominous, ghost-filled mystery. As she digs deeper into the secrets of this house, she discovers a weathered journal that reveals a magic-infused history hundreds of years old and a tragic secret: a curse has trapped the town and its inhabitants in a place not meant to be found by humans. The more she discovers about the secrets of this place, the closer she gets to the chilling realization that she is not alone in Devlin.
Book Review:
Devlin's Door is about a young girl named Anne who goes to Woodland, Washington to stay with her aunt and uncle. Anne soon discovers the long lost town of Devlin. There she finds lost treasures of the previous owners. Secrets unfold and she learns unbelievable truths.
Devlin's Door is fantastic! I was captivated by the first page! I feel like the book is fast paced and that's what makes it great because you capture so much adventure and detail. The book is haunting, the diary entries of Grace made it for me. The secrets of Devlin unfolded in front of me. It's definitely a book that I would read again. I think it's great for all readers, especially young adults. Five stars!
Author Bio:
Kristine Kibbee is a delightfully contrary Pacific Northwest writer with a fascination for all things literary. Kristine’s passion for creative writing began in her early youth and led her to the doors of Washington State University, where she earned a degree in Humanities, with a focus in Professional Writing.
Kristine has since had works published in The Vancougar, The Salal Review Literary Review, S/Tick Literary Review and is a featured columnist for the nationally syndicated magazine, Just Frenchies. Kristine’s novella, The Mischievous Misadventures of Dewey the Daring, is available on Amazon.com and her middle-grade fantasy novel, Whole in the Clouds, was released in November 2014 with Zharmae Publishing. She anticipates the publication of her comedic collectionof dog stories, Frenchie ‘Tails,’ - which are short, cheeky and ripe with mischief-- in November of 2015; also with Zharmae Publishing.
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So pleased you enjoyed your peek at #whatliesbeyondthedoor ! Keep an eye out for Book 2 in the Forests of the Fae series-- "The Raven Queen"-- Due out August 2016!
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