About Deven Reads
Growing up, I always had a book in my hands. When I became an adult, I quit reading to focus on adulting. I've listened to/read books here and there throughout the years, but not with any consistency. At the beginning of 2022, I started to pick up reading, devouring book, after book. In April, I discovered booktok, and have since accumulated a bottomless TBR. I joined NetGalley shortly after, and have been reading and reviewing ARCs ever since. I want to spread the word about the awesome reads I'm finding, beyond NetGalley, so, here I am, making a book blog.
The McMurdo Rift
By Bradley Lejeune From the very first page, I was hooked. Mark Franklin, a war hero turned barman in his retirement, is approached by...
Jack & Jill By Kealan Patrick Burke
Gillian (Jill) and her brother John (Jack) used to play on a hill near a cemetary. They would roll down the hill, time after time, until...
Hungry Business
By Maria DeBlassie There are always issues with dating, especially now. In the midst of the Zombie Apocalypse the narrator finds herself...
Payback (Lockdownland Book 2)
 Eden Shepherd has survived a year-long biodome experiment, the birth of a child in said experiment, the loss of many of her friends,...
Meet the Outcasts
By Dylan Colón From the first page, I felt as though I'd been transported back to high school. I understand, all too well, the...
The Devil Took Her
By Michael Botur This book contains 12 short stories of horror. There's something for everyone here, with a bit of extreme horror,...
Lingering by Chris Coppel
Paul and Christy are house hunting and having no luck, until they come upon Croft House, which is located on some acreage, and makes me...
Moneyland
By Michael Botur In 2037, AI has taken over the majority of jobs, and people are in desperate need of money. Eden Shepard is a high...
Whisper Down the Lane
By Clay McLeod Chapman Shawn was 5 in 1983. He tells a lie about one of his teachers, which sets off a chain reaction of events that...
Finding Daisies
By Jessica Jocelyn This is an emotionally charged journey through one woman's life. It is at times heartbreaking, and at times uplifting....
Chasing Wildfires: The Journey of Loving an Addict
By Jessica Jocelyn This is a beautifully written, unflinching and often heartbreaking book. Be forwarned, Jocelyn holds no punches when...
Woom
By Duncan Ralston Room 6 of the Lonely Motel is haunted by the experiences that have taken place there. Angel has been to this room...
What Moves the Dead
By T. Kingfisher I had anxiously anticipated the release of this book, since first seeing the cover, about 4 months ago. Alex Easton, a...
Sour Candy
By Kealan Patrick Burke Phil Pendleton is at the store to pick up chocolate for a night in with his girlfriend. He sees a woman, and a...
Clown in a Cornfield
By Adam Cesare Quinn and her dad have relocated to Kettle Springs, MO after her mother’s suicide, in Philadelphia. Kettle Springs high...
Baby Teeth
By Zoje Stage Stage's debut novel sets the bar insanely high. Hannah is 7, she's a perfect little angel when her dad is around. When it's...
A Fig for all the Devils
By C.S. Fritz TW: Graphic Death, Infant Death, Suicide The Grim Reaper has been on the job for the past thousand years. He'd like to...
Babble
By Orrin Jason Bradford Babble by Orrin Jason Bradford Bobbie is a teen, he seems to be autistic and non-verbal. He makes beautiful,...
Beyond Death
The Afterlife Series Book 1 By Deb McEwan Claire has, what most would consider, a perfect life. One night, that all changes, and she's...
Nephilim
By Leslie Swartz Will is a good kid, he's insanely smart and is growing faster than a weed. He was born three years ago, and looks like a...