Her best friend Aaron is worried about her. Her little brother Henry is still suffering from nightmares and having violent episodes. Six months after the events of The Devouring, Reggie Halloway is still haunted by nightmares of Vours and fearscapes, but aside from the terrifying dreams, she hasn't seen anything of the Vours since she saved her little brother from possesion.īut the memory of her awful encounter haunts her daily. I look forward to the third installment of the Devouring series. Overall: Soulstice surprised me in the most pleasant way with its unexpected twists and great scare tactics. It slightly disrupts the flow of the book in my opinion. But the difference in style can be detected when we switched from Aaron and Reggie. Personally I do not care if it means that we will get quality books such as the Soulstice and The Devouring has proven. It has been rumored that Simon Holt does not exist but rather it is an assembly line of writers that forms this so called “Simon Holt”. The writing style however was disjointed. I have come across some many female leads that depend on someone so much that irritates me. Reggie was an independent person that stood up when no one else would.

It was like two feisty little kittens that made that smile. He has that dry humor that I seem to enjoy quite a bit and the interaction with Reggie was cute. I have come to grow fond of Quinn, who knows why. Spiders and clowns are fine but children typically grow out of that fear as they age and yet guilt and isolation will forever be a part of you.Īs far as the characterization goes, we focus more between Quinn and Reggie now. I much prefer this type of story as the characters can be empathized. The tone of the novel developed into a larger reader’s group from the child-like stance to the more teenage/young adult.

It is more of the essence and the ever lingering taste that never fully leaves unlike the more physical fears. This time it was not the physical fear-spiders, clowns, and killer mothers-but rather desolation, fear of oneself, and guilt. Soulstice really outdid The Devouring by a much larger margin than I had anticipated. Case in point, this series is really out to get me. I read Devouring, Soulstice’s prequel, on Sorry Night, and guess what else? Turns out not only do the Vours come out during then but also on my birthday! June 21st, summer solstice.

Soulstice by Simon Holt