Haven, Kansas
by Alethea Kontis
Genre: YA Horror
Synopsis
Never reap a harvest sown with blood.
150 years ago, in Haven, Kansas, a witch was burned at the stake. This October, in Haven, Kansas, a boy plays a prank on his big sister. Suddenly, crows fill the skies, a female scarecrow plagues the town, and teenagers are dying left and right. Amidst the violence, strange things keep happening. Lora Townsend discovers a secret room behind the wall of her bedroom, in which a dark and foul Book of Shadows has been hiding for over a century. The book belonged to an ancestor who documented the spells and stories of the strange woman he loved…a woman the town later killed for practicing witchcraft.
There are whispers on the wind. The death toll is rising. And Lora and her family seem to be the center of it all. They must call upon Lora’s small knowledge of magic to help them. Will they be able to take the town back from the witch, and can they manage it without losing their lives in the process?
Lois Duncan meets Joss Whedon in this literary slasher for the twenty-first century!
~~~~~
I added this book back in November of 2016 and I own a copy. It’s been ab it since I read a story about witches and this one sounds chilling.
~~~~~
Thanks so much for visiting fuonlyknew!
You can find a list of my reviews HERE.
This one looks interesting-I might have to check out some Goodreads reviews of it!
I was surprised when I found it buried on my TBR. This is one I normally would have read right after I bought it.
Chilling indeed!!!
And I’m in the mood for some chilling. LOL
I read this a few years ago and really loved it!
That makes me want to read it even more. I downloaded it to my Kindle so it won’t get buried again.
I have a huge backlog of books so I like the idea of this challenge to help us get to the books that have been on our TBRs for a long time. I hope you enjoy reading Haven, Kansas! 🙂
Each book I share goes on a separate list so I will get to them.
Oh yeah, that one is seriously chilling! 🙂
I know, and I can’t resist stories like this one.
That’s a beautiful cover! Hope you enjoy it if you get to it!
It is a gorgeous cover and I will be reading this very soon.
This looks good and seriously creepy! It’s amazing what we find hidden on our shelves!
It surprised me that this one got buried. I read so much of the genre.
I really like the sound of this one, Laura! I can’t wait to see what you think of it!
It won’t be lone before I read it and I plan to share reviews of all the books I share in this meme.