Servants of the Storm

Dovey learns that demons lurk in places other than the dark corners of her mind in this southern gothic fantasy from the author of the Blud series.

A year ago, Hurricane Josephine swept through Savannah, Georgia, leaving behind nothing but death and destruction—and taking the life of Dovey’s best friend, Carly. Since that night, Dovey has been in a medicated haze, numb to everything around her.

But recently she’s started to believe she’s seeing things that can’t be real…including Carly at their favorite café. Determined to learn the truth, Dovey stops taking her pills. And the world that opens up to her is unlike anything she could have imagined.

As Dovey slips deeper into the shadowy corners of Savannah—where the dark and horrifying secrets lurk—she learns that the storm that destroyed her city and stole her friend was much more than a force of nature. And now the sinister beings truly responsible are out to finish what they started. Read more Continue reading Read less FROM SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL
Gr 9 Up—A year after Hurricane Josephine wreaked havoc on Savannah, Georgia and claimed her best friend Carly's life, Dovey is still trying to come to grips with that horrible night and its aftermath. Believing that she recently spotted Carly at one of their old haunts, the protagonist stops taking the medication that has kept her numb to her surroundings and grief. All around her, Dovey begins to see that all is not well in her city and a pervasive demonic presence has taken over her school, town, and even family. She joins forces with otherworldly Isaac, who has secrets of his own, and boy-next-door Baker to save Carly from being enslaved by a demon for eternity. Dawson infuses her Savannah setting with dark corners and an eerie atmosphere in this Southern Gothic tale. The author also excels at world-building, creating an intriguing mythology around demons, their servants, and natural disasters. Details about Savannah's underbelly and its tourist trappings, along with a realistic portrayal of its diversity is also refreshing. However, unreliable narrator Dovey and the cast of secondary characters never rise above their caricature status, and the unresolved conclusion lacks punch. Only patient readers will make it through to the last few chapters and will most likely feel cheated by the effort.—Shelley Diaz, School Library Journal REVIEW
.Dawson draws an immersive, eerie setting and expertly unravels Savannah's many dark secrets. Each skin-crawling demonic encounter couples with Dovey's fighting spirit to propel the gruesome tale into an engaging page-turner. However, the swift ending provides little closure and will leave readers scratching their heads, wanting more.
A standout, atmospheric horror tale derailed by its abrupt ending. Kirkus ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Delilah S. Dawson writes YA and Fantasy with a wicked edge. She's the author of the Blud series for Pocket, including Wicked as They Come, Wicked as She Wants (winner of the RT Book Reviews Steampunk Book of the Year and May Seal of Excellence for 2013), andWicked After Midnight, as well as three Blud e-novellas and a story in the Carniepunk anthology. Her next YA, HIT, is out with Simon Pulse in April 2015 and is a pre-dystopian about teen bounty hunters in a bank-owned America. EXCERPT. © REPRINTED BY PERMISSION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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