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The Devil's Colony
The Devil's Colony | Marie Lestrange
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From the author of "Crimson Cobblestones" comes a visceral hypothetical horror of America’s most unanswered question: What happened to the Lost Colony of Roanoke?
In the haunting wilderness of 1587, the Dare family seeks salvation but finds only damnation in the form of a desolate settlement and mounting deaths. THE DEVIL’S COLONY weaves a blood-soaked tapestry of historical tragedy and spine-chilling supernatural horror, exploring the thin line between faith and madness in the New World.
Featuring:
Witchcraft, Wendigos, Possessed children, and “Found-footage” diary entries, witness the terrifying unraveling of family and settlement as long-buried secrets collide.
With echoes of Alma Katsu's "The Hunger" and the atmospheric dread of Robert Egger’s "The Witch," this novel drowns readers in a world where the promise of a new beginning leads only to unimaginable horror, exploring the haunting consequences of betrayal and the desperate lengths one family will go to reclaim what was lost.
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The Devil's Colony | Marie Lestrange
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This is of course loosely (very loosely) based on the missing colonists of Roanoke who disappeared between 1587 & 1590 leaving behind the word 'Croatoan' carved on a tree. Although theories have abounded ever since, there has been little solid evidence of what happened to them so the scope for imagining their fate is quite wide.

This one started off quite well before descending into chaos which left me feeling 'What the heck did I just read?'.

OutsmartYourShelf Although it did keep my interest enough to finish reading it, it became a bit unhinged towards the end. I was also a bit disappointed that it relied on the usual stereotype of witches being ugly, old women. A miss for me I'm afraid.

TWs: death of a child, infidelity, scenes of a sexual nature, animal death, cannibalism.

Thank you to #NetGalley & publisher, Victory Editing NetGalley Co-op, for the opportunity to read an ARC.
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