Book: The Devil Makes Three by Tori Bovalino
Read From: 27th October - 31st October 2021
Rating: 3/5 stars
Summary: When Tess and Eliot stumble upon an ancient book hidden beneath their school library, they accidentally release a devil from his book-bound prison. He will stop at nothing to stay permanently free - manipulate the library books to do his bidding, murder in the stacks and bleed every inch into Tess’ life. Forced to work together, Tess and Eliot need to trap the devil before he kills everyone they know and love, including, increasingly, each other.
This book was so much fun! I think the last book I read that was set in a library/centred around books was Sorcery of Thorns which I finished back in November last year and LOVED. So you can imagine my excitement when I heard about this book! And there is definitely a lot to enjoy. Not only is there a merciless book demon but also two loveable characters who are amazing in their own right but also develop the sweetest and most unlikely alliance. Tess is the sweetest soul who is so family orientated, everything she does she does for her sister and I loved the strong sisterly bond in this book! Eliot on the other hand is a cute posh boy and what’s not to love about that!?
I know spooky season is basically over now, but the gothic vibes alongside the dark academia aspect made this book PERFECT for October! It was eerie and atmospheric throughout - just what I needed when I read it.
I thought this book was brilliant overall, but my only ‘criticism’ would be that I wanted more of the devil! It was sort of touched upon as to who they were and why they ended up in the library but this book could maybe benefit from a prequel? I think that has the potential to be really interesting, but nonetheless, it was great as a stand-alone.
This is definitely a book I would recommend and I can 100% see it becoming really popular in the bookstagram community. Even if you’re not the biggest fantasy fan, I still think a lot of people would enjoy this because it’s low fantasy so it doesn’t have a complex magic system or world building, it’s very easy to read and understand but at the same time it’s super creepy and filled with tension. It also centres around books which we all love!