A girl with a secret talent must save her village from the encroaching darkness in this haunting and deeply satisfying tale.
Alys was seven when the soul eaters came to her village.
These soul eaters, twin sisters who were abandoned by their father and slowly morphed into something not quite human, devour human souls. Alys, and all the other children, were spared—and they were sent to live in a neighboring village. There the devout people created a strict world where good and evil are as fundamental as the nursery rhymes children sing. Fear of the soul eaters—and of the Beast they believe guides them—rule village life. But the Beast is not what they think it is. And neither is Alys.
Inside, Alys feels connected to the soul eaters, and maybe even to the Beast itself. As she grows from a child to a teenager, she longs for the freedom of the forest. And she has a gift she can tell no one, for fear they will call her a witch. When disaster strikes, Alys finds herself on a journey to heal herself and her world. A journey that will take her through the darkest parts of the forest, where danger threatens her from the outside—and from within her own heart and soul.
My first review of The Beast is an Animal
My Review:
Yeah, it was so great to read this book! I just love this world and these characters, to rage at the unfairness of the situation that the kids were in. The writing was excellent, and I felt really connected with Alys and the threats that she was facing.
Alys fears that she's a bad person, because she's what they call a witch, and maybe a soul eater. And that fear is technically a good one, but not that she's a bad person. Because what she isn't necessarily bad, that's just what the town has taught her. And they're a bunch of zealot cowards.
That middle though! It's been a while since I read this book, so I didn't quite remember what happened, so when the journey mentioned in the synopsis happens, well, I just couldn't wait to see what would happen, I wanted to go along with her, and we did, yeah!
Honestly, I still don't quite understand how that ending worked. I know what happened, what we saw, but I don't know how it happened, what rules of the world that explain it. What did they do? I'm just a little bit confused!
I enjoyed reading this book so much, it was such a great read!
Author: Peternelle van Arsdale
First Read: May 31st, 2017
Read: July 3rd, 2020
Source: Own
Reason Why: Rereading, and it's a SAC 2020 Book!
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Published: February 28th 2017
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