Halloween Reading: Consumption Week | Plentiful Bounty | AstraDaemon

Women and children have been mysteriously disappearing from Evan’s town. And now Evan may know why. He was climbing a tree in the woods when he saw a decrepit old man toss a helpless woman into the mouth of a hideous tree-like creature.

Evan knows he can’t stop the man and the creature by himself, but he also knows no one will believe a kid with such a wild story. Only his best friend, Peter, can help him confront this terrifying evil. But if they aren’t careful, they will soon be missing too.

THE TREE MAN by David Bernstein is told through the POV of a thirteen year old boy, who has witnessed something supernatural and horrific. He then decides he must have been "chosen" to stop the evil in the forest, and enlists the help of a friend. Unsurprisingly, everything goes wrong, but the boy's deadliest mistake happened before he even tried to fight the old man and the tree.

I have been a fan of Bernstein for years, and I think this is one of his very best stories. I hope the author continues to write in this style. On a side note, I also love the cover art.

As always,
AstraDaemon

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