The Devil Crept in

Oh, Ania, you did a great job on this book. I loved how poor bullied stuttering Stevie loses his cousin/BFF Jude and no one seems to be taking it too seriously because Jude is a troubled boy. Then the authorities find Jude's shirt and everyone assumes like in the past in this creepy little town Jude met the same fate as another little boy years ago who went missing and turned up dead. Stevie is interesting. I was trying to figure him out every second and marveling at how real he seemed.

This book is in three parts the first is getting to know Stevie then getting to know another character who you have no clue what she has to do with Stevie but you (okay I) like her A LOT. The third part is a creepy wonderful tie together of these characters. I did literally have a few moments where I had to stop reading because it was creeping me out. I haven't had a book do that for a while. I thought I knew all the tricks, but Ania plays new tricks that scared me in a good way.

Great story if you like horror and coming of age books.