My upcoming The Boy Who Killed Demons (Oct. 16th) received the following starred review from Publishers Weekly:
Henry Dudlow is a boy with a terrible affliction. Either the world is
about to be invaded by demons, or Henry has completely lost his mind.
His efforts to find answers unfold in his diary, which holds the
confidences of a young man isolated from his family and peers by an
ability he can neither control nor deny. Henry’s conviction that the
rising demon threat is real leads him to ever more dangerous behaviors,
even as he connects with people who are sympathetic to his plight. Henry
is denied the proof he needs to feel completely confident in his
actions, and yet must continue to take action due to the terrible
consequences his inaction could bring, so he bravely become something
bad, in order to prevent something far worse. The sympathy that
Zeltserman (Monster) invokes on behalf of Henry is
heartbreaking, and readers will fully believe in both the madness and
the greatness of his tragic young hero.
