Devoured, by Amanda Marrone, (Simon Pulse, 2009)

After taking a summer job at a local amusement park to keep an eye on her boyfriend (who may be cheating on her), Megan’s life takes on a rather ominous tone. First, the ghost of her twin sister Remy, who died nine years ago, is appearing more and more frequently, wailing portents of doom. Second, there’s just something wrong about the Land of Enchantment and the family that owns it. Murder, magic and mayhem are afoot as Megan and her friends are caught up in the malevolent attentions of a centuries-old creature that inspired a popular fairy tale. To break the spell, Megan will have to trust Luke, whose ability to see ghosts may be the key to saving the day. Eerie and unsettling, Devoured mixes ghost stories with fairy tales with considerable success, continuing Marrone’s winning streak.


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