Book description
On the edge of town, a beast haunts the woods, trapped in the Gray, its bonds loosening...
Uprooted from the city, Violet Saunders doesn't have much hope of fitting in at her new school in Four Paths, a town almost buried in the woodlands of rural New York. The fact…
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1 author picked The Devouring Gray as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Roiling fog and shadows cloak the evil at the heart of this tale of hidden pasts and restrained magic.
Strange occurrences and vague prophecies push our cast of characters together, even if they would rather not be, creating an unsettling dynamic between the forces at work in the small town of Four Paths.
Violet doesn’t seem to fit in, but as a descendant of one of the founding families, it’s her destiny to confront what awakens in the woods, as well as her ties to a mysterious and dark legacy. In my opinion, this book is a perfect marriage of…
From David's list on Gothic with dark and haunting family secrets.
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