**'I devoured this' V.E. Schwab **

**'I devoured this' V.E. Schwab **

'A vampire-themed Handmaid's Tale , with effective thrills that are intensified by social commentary' ** Guardian**

** A gorgeous new fantasy horror - a book about stories and fairy tales with family and love at its dark heart…**

** A gorgeous new fantasy horror - a book about stories and fairy tales with family and love at its dark heart…**

** 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 mother's savage devotion and a queer love that will electrify readers looking for something beguiling, thrilling, strange and new.Perfect for fans of Neil Gaiman, Susanna Clarke, and Let the Right One In**