The Book Eaters

Think Outlast, but with vampiric immortals.

Is that a mental combination? Yes, but it is exactly what went through my head while reading The Book Eaters. Honestly, I couldn’t shake the Outlast feeling near the end.

The concept of the story is a unique take on the vampire storyline—immortal-like beings with fangs and superior abilities (strength, stamina, memory). Instead of lusting for blood, these lust for books and knowledge. Well, most of them do. The more vampiric beings are the Mind Eaters.

The Book Eaters snuggles quite nicely into the Gothic Horror Fantasy genre. There was a dabble of horror and fantasy with enough suspense and drama for me to devour the story.

The characters themselves were very well written. Devon was brilliant. She felt real. Her choices and actions were both good and evil while also being understandable at specific points. Only sometimes.

Oh, and there was a Journalist there! I just realised that. Proper Outlast Vibes.

All the characters were so well written that they felt real, which allowed me to feel fully invested in the success–and downfall.

The plot was intriguing and kept me wishing I could devour the book. The story’s dynamic was different, so the desire to see where it would lead is what held my attention, to begin with, but I was soon swept off my feet and pulled deeper into the world.

I 100% recommend this book if you enjoy gothic fantasy and time hopping. The Book Eaters is a fantastic book with a new take I’ve never heard of before. Even describing the book to people has them interested. People who eat books and some eat minds? What? Exactly! It’s such an interesting concept that doesn’t even cover the crazy story that wraps you in while you battle between morals and the patriarchy of The Family.