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Grubbs Grady is
about to find
out that his
name is far from
the worst thing
that will happen
to him in his
life. He knows
that his parents
and older sister
are keeping
something from
him, and he’s
determined to
find out what
that is.
Arriving home
unexpectedly,
he’s met with a
scene of
unimaginable
horror. His
parents and
sister have been
brutally
murdered, and
Grubbs speaks to
one of the
killers, who
introduces
himself as Lord
Loss, before
running for his
life.
Of course, the
police don’t
believe Grubbs
when he tells
them that demons
killed his
family. They
believe he’s in
shock and send
him to doctors.
Since the
doctors don’t
believe the
truth, they
can’t help him,
either.
Finally, his
Uncle Dervish
arrives and
tells Grubbs
that he
believes. When
Grubbs is
finally able to
leave the
hospital, he
goes to live
with Uncle
Dervish, who
clearly knows a
thing or three
about the
supernatural in
general, and
about what
happened to his
family in
particular. But
Dervish seems
unwilling to
fully explain.
Poking around,
Grubbs discovers
some very
frightening
things about his
family legacy.
This book says
“Ages 15 and
up,” and that’s
pretty
accurate.
There’s a lot of
graphic violence
and gore in this
book. Readers
who are easily
scared or
sickened by this
should look
elsewhere for
entertainment.
Those readers
who can handle
these things
will find a very
interesting and
unique novel
here. There are
several twists
and turns, right
up until the
last page. This
is the first in
a new series by
the author of
the CIRQUE DU
FREAK books, but
this series
promises to be
much, much
darker and more
horrifying.
Great for
Halloween
reading.
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