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The White Devil
The White Devil: A Novel | Justin Evans
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Evans is so good at nail-biting narrative. WashingtonPost [A]crackling literary mystery. . . . Harrow itself contains Shirley Jackson levelsof gloomy passages and dark secrets. Smart, scary, sexy, and gorgeously writtento boot. Booklist (starredreview) Joe Hills Horns meets Donna TarttsThe Secret History in this bold new thriller from Justin Evans, authorof the critically acclaimed A Good and Happy Child. Whenseventeen-year-old Andrew Taylor is transplanted from his American high schoolto a British boarding schoola high-profile academy for the sons of Englandsfinesthis father hopes that the boys dark past will not follow him fromacross the Atlantic. But blood, suspense, and intrigue quickly surround Andrewonce again as he finds himself struggling with a deadly mystery left unsolvedby a student from Harrow Schools pastthe enigmatic poet Lord Byron.
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OutsmartYourShelf
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Mehso-so

There was an interesting idea here but there are some very disturbing scenes including an attempted sexual assault early on in the book. The MC is rather fortuitously the spitting image of Byron whilst the main female character, Persephone, is a Manic Dream Pixie Girl who made me want to eyeroll every time her character appeared.

It did keep me reading to find out what was happening but it wasn't as good as I had hoped it would be. 3⭐

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sprainedbrain
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Justin Evans can certainly create a mood... this book is very atmospheric: mysterious and depressing. I was quite creeped out by the ghost story in several parts, but I would not call this horror. A modern day story, but set in an old school with a whole lot of history - of Lord Byron, no less.

The book was slow for the first half, then took off and grabbed me, but then the ending bummed me out. 😞

All in all, a good read.

⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2

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sprainedbrain
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Currently creeping myself out with this one. 😳

RealBooks4ever Ooo, I loved A Good And Happy Child! I'm going to have to check this one out! 😻 7y
sprainedbrain @RealBooks4ever and I will have to check out A Good and Happy Child. 😃 7y
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sprainedbrain
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Day 5 of #marchintoreading #blameitonlitsy

Just a few books that may never have made it to my tbr shelf if not for Litsy. There are many, many more! ❤️❤️❤️

Moray_Reads I love the Eyre Affair, Deathless and the Gone Away World 💜 7y
ephemeralwaltz Geek Love 😍🙌 7y
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COLearyDavidson
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Justin Evans creates an old Gothic ghost tale in a contemporary setting. The White Devil has the psychological aspects of The Turn of the Screw, the fish-out-of-water American protagonist has shades of Holden Caulfield, and the setting of the Harrow School gives Anglophiles a tad Brideshead Revisited (sans the nostalgia). The mystery surrounds Lord Byron's dangerous & scandalous past as a student at the school--a past that haunts the protagonist.

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Liberty
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This looks like a light, friendly read - perfect for bedtime! 😉😂

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