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The Devil's End by D.A. Fowler

precioussantiago's review

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4.0

3.5

My experience with this book reminded me of my early teen years, staying up late with my brother binge watching cheesy teen horror movies late at night on USA network. It was such a good time.

The Devils End follows a charade of zany characters in the small town of Sharon Falls SD. A town doomed for evil, 70 years earlier Myrantha and Nathaniel Ober sold their souls to the devil himself-well at least thats what the legend says. In this story we follow Lana, a new girl that arrives in Sharon Falls from Tyler, TX. With her being the new girl she grabs the attention of the more popular crowd at school. Nancy and Marla are the queen bees in this town, and they are the epitome of “mean girls”. They are downright nasty to their peers, teachers at schools, and even their boyfriends. With not much to do in their small town they have a sinister plan to break into the tomb of Myrantha and Nathaniel Ober and make this the most epic Halloween ever. Little do they know they’re about to unleash an ancient evil that will stop at nothing until all the lives of Sharon Falls are destroyed.


Man this book was a wild, fun ride. It has all the horror tropes you could ever want in one book; witchcraft, occult, small town legend, possession, and demons. I think this is the perfect read for the spooky season. In true D.A. Fowler fashion the cast of characters in this story are absolutely zany and say/do all the dumbest things, but that's what makes her books so much fun. With the perfect blend of humor and horror, you’ll be gasping in disgust and laughing in the same breath. This was a slower build, so for most of the story we are just watching the progression of horrific events. The ending was far out, just when I thought we would get a nice warm ending, after being assaulted with depravity the whole ride, we get slapped with one more tragic event.

This book reads like a movie-now it is not lost on me that this zany brand of writing won’t be everyone’s cup of tea, if you are looking for a fun, quick read for the spooky season I really think you should add this one to your list. Please check for trigger warnings on this book before reading and if you are not a fan of a horror book that is not afraid to go in really dark places, even for horor, do not pick this up.

mostlyreadinghorror's review

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4.0

3.5

My experience with this book reminded me of my early teen years, staying up late with my brother binge watching cheesy teen horror movies late at night on USA network. It was such a good time.

The Devils End follows a charade of zany characters in the small town of Sharon Falls SD. A town doomed for evil, 70 years earlier Myrantha and Nathaniel Ober sold their souls to the devil himself-well at least thats what the legend says. In this story we follow Lana, a new girl that arrives in Sharon Falls from Tyler, TX. With her being the new girl she grabs the attention of the more popular crowd at school. Nancy and Marla are the queen bees in this town, and they are the epitome of “mean girls”. They are downright nasty to their peers, teachers at schools, and even their boyfriends. With not much to do in their small town they have a sinister plan to break into the tomb of Myrantha and Nathaniel Ober and make this the most epic Halloween ever. Little do they know they’re about to unleash an ancient evil that will stop at nothing until all the lives of Sharon Falls are destroyed.


Man this book was a wild, fun ride. It has all the horror tropes you could ever want in one book; witchcraft, occult, small town legend, possession, and demons. I think this is the perfect read for the spooky season. In true D.A. Fowler fashion the cast of characters in this story are absolutely zany and say/do all the dumbest things, but that's what makes her books so much fun. With the perfect blend of humor and horror, you’ll be gasping in disgust and laughing in the same breath. This was a slower build, so for most of the story we are just watching the progression of horrific events. The ending was far out, just when I thought we would get a nice warm ending, after being assaulted with depravity the whole ride, we get slapped with one more tragic event.

This book reads like a movie-now it is not lost on me that this zany brand of writing won’t be everyone’s cup of tea, if you are looking for a fun, quick read for the spooky season I really think you should add this one to your list. Please check for trigger warnings on this book before reading and if you are not a fan of a horror book that is not afraid to go in really dark places, even for horor, do not pick this up.

booknallnight's review against another edition

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medium-paced

3.0

itsmattiebeck's review

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1.0

I hate being so awful about this, but this was so boring. Not worth the read. 

ghostinthepages's review

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challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

3.0

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