The Book Eaters -

Sunyi Dean

HarperVoyager

2022

300 páginas

10h 0m

ISBN-10: B09RP8SH11

Hidden across England and Scotland live six old Book Eater families.

The last of their lines, they exist on the fringes of society and subsist on a diet of stories and legends.

Children are rare and their numbers have dwindled, so when Devon Fairweather’s second child is born a dreaded Mind Eater – a perversion of her own kind, who consumes not stories but the minds and souls of humans – she flees before he can be turned into a weapon for the family… or worse.

Living among humans and finding prey for her son, Devon seeks a cure for his hunger. But time is running out – for her family want her back, and with every soul her son consumes he loses a little more of himself…

This is a story of escape, a savage mother’s devotion and a queer love that will electrify readers looking for something beguiling, thrilling, strange and new.

Resenhas (1)

2 (Razoável)

Ótima premissa. Péssima execução.

A premissa da história é muito cativante mas não achei que a autora soube construir a narrativa de forma a introduzir os book eaters e a própria linha narrativa do livro em tão poucas páginas. Dito isso, apesar de poder parecer contraditório, acho que esta história teria sido muito mais interessante se tivesse sido escrita em forma de conto. Ou vários contos sobre diversas partes da história dos book eaters, passando pela história da Devon.
Muito triste porque podia ter sido muito melhor...