THE NO. 2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER-I devoured this- V.E. Schwab-A vampire-themed Handmaid-s Tale, with effective thrills that are intensified by social commentary- GuardianA 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 e
