Direwood
by Catherine Yu
Narrated by Cindy Kay
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Pub Date Sep 20 2022 | Archive Date Sep 27 2022
Horror | Romance | Teens & YA
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Description
In this velvet-clad 1990s gothic horror, Aja encounters a charming vampire who wants to lure her into the woods―just like her missing sister.
Aja and Fiona live in Glen Hills, a small town plagued by a mysterious fog. At night it rains black stones and a pair of vampires roams the town. With so many perils lurking in the night, everyone in town observes a curfew. But when her older sister disappears, Aja follows a vampire through the fog and into the forest to find her.
There, Aja discovers the vampires' lair in a ruined church, filled with her former classmates, most of them turned into enthralled servants. Now Aja, along with her friend Nico and ex-BFF Mary, must face their own differences and work together to escape. But while Aja tries to find and save her friends, her sister, and herself, she must also come to terms with her own secret truth: she’s fascinated by the very monster who lured her in.
Advance Praise
"Yu has crafted a dark, bloody debut with rich Gothic atmosphere and a naive yet determined protagonist [...] There are deep psychological threads at work in this story, [...] with a lot for readers to sink their teeth into." ―School Library Journal
"[...] filled with atmospheric creepiness and gore." ―Kirkus Reviews
"Yu carefully balances gory horror and vampire mysticism with the protagonist's desire for independence [...] [A] riveting paranormal romance [...] that thoughtfully contemplates fitting in amid societal pressures." ―Publishers Weekly
Available Editions
EDITION | Audiobook, Unabridged |
ISBN | 9798765027004 |
PRICE | $19.99 (USD) |
DURATION | 8 Hours, 20 Minutes |
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