After waiting for this for months, I finally received it in the mail just this afternoon. It takes me only a few hours to read a short novel, so...I've finished it already.

My first reaction: O_o

After it sunk in: I was upset. Because it didn't turn out the way I was hoping, even though the ending made perfect sense. Also because "Simon Holt" (if he really exists, and isn't just a line of writers under a pseudonym) seems to have fallen in what I call the sci-fi writer trap: speeding along with his More...

Wow, I mean, wow. This book was a major letdown. I can't believe Holt thought this was a good idea. Forget everything I said about Reggie, this book showed the person she really is, and I didn't like it. What happened to the Reggie from the other two stories? This one was an irritating, egotistical mess. Her attitude did a 180, and she became the female protagonist I hate. Not only did she act like a total smart ass but she never listened to what Aaron or Machen had to say. She was so impatient More...

Reggie goes into more Fearscapes! Ooga-Booga-Booga!

Eh. You've seen one, you've seen 'em all, in my opinion. They stopped being creepy after the 1st book, and yet, we are subjected to reading about them over and over and over again. After reading the second book, I was bored with it. By this book it was full-on annoying.
Yeah, yeah, more maggots and ooze. Grotesque creatures, squishy walls, and puppies with no eyes. Boooooring. Move on.

I liked the 1st book, and I honestly wish I'd left it at that More...

The Devouring #3: Fearscape is a thrilling page turner that I didn't put down until I finished it front to back.
The Devouring #2 left us with Reggie being taken to a mental ward. A cliffhanger extraordinaire that had me anxiously awaiting Fearscapes release.

A quick side note on the Vours. The Vours are evil demons that have existed since time began; they can only take possession of a human body on `Sorry Night', the night of the winter solstice. A person who is possessed by a Vour retains all More...

I have been a fan of this series from the very beginning. The Vours are the ultimate villain: unattainable, relentless, neverending and innumerable. Reggie seems at first to be quite the unlikely hero against such horrid villains; but as you get to know her more, you begin to comprehend how incredibly strong she is. She has spirit and hope inside her that can really and truly stand the test of anything. The beautiful thing about this spirit of hers is that it doesn't come from herself so much as More...

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What are you most afraid of?



The more I think about it, the more this series reminds me of Nightmare on Elm Street. The Vours are flipping creepy, and so are fearscapes, and I thank my lucky stars that this is fiction or I would be having such nightmares right now, you have no idea.



Fearscape was a satisfying conclusion to the Devouring series. I was looking through reviews and I can understand why there is a divided consensus--as with More...

Yet another conclusion to a book series. Review coming soon. (:

Where we left off in Soulstice, Reggie was finally able to break Quinn free of the Vour's hold on him. Unfortunately, Reggie also get's sent to Home, a mental institute run by Dr. Unger, and Vours.

Reggie is forced into people's fearscapes in order for Unger to conduct research.

All the while, Aaron, with the help of Quinn and ex-tracer Machen, plan on freeing Reggie before it's too late.

I had forgotten how much I loved this series. It More...

A really great ending of a trilogy.
I really liked how this one played out, although it wouldn't have been that bad if there were a few more pages to it.
Reggie was a badass character, really liked how she developed throughout the books, but it was somehow clear that she was the only one who could try to save the world, blah blah.
But Aaron's character development really surprised me. Especially in the third book. Suddenly he wasn't a weak, nerdy sidekick anymore. Just bam! He changed, and I really More...

Wow.... what a series. I love that feeling of finishing the last book in a series and having everything wash over you.

This is hands down the best YA horror series out there. Possibly best horror series in general.

Fearscape picks up where Soulstice left us (on a cliffhanger, where else?). Reggie is in dire need of help after being kidnapped by the Vours and so Aaron, Quinn and Machen set of on a quest to find her.

Reggie has been enslaved by the Vours, and is forced to go into fearscape after fear More...

In these books, there are monsters called Vours and they feed on your fear. Essentially what they do is one night each year (on the winter solstice, called Sorry Night), they can possess you and become you. While they are living your life, you are trapped in a Fearscape, which is basically your own private hell, surrounded by all the things that you’re afraid of.

Now after reading that, you either want to read these books or you don’t. :) I love them. I think they’re incredibly fun (and creepy) More...

At first I never put much attention to this book because I haven’t read the first two books in this trilogy. But when I started to read it, just to give a try, I never expected that this would stick to my heart and I realized there is a bond between me and this book. This book is just beyond radical.
Reggie is now sixteen, and it’s been almost a year since she ate the Vour of Jeremiah in Macie’s basement. Her dad, who’s thinking she and Aaron have gone completely nuts for “inventing” stories abo More...

I really liked how a lot of things started coming together for this series although a lot is left open. I thought I had read somewhere though that this was only a trilogy, but it felt Simon left the ending open for a possible fourth book. I really wish there was more between Quinn and Reggie, just because I was rooting for them in the end. I liked how for this story line for it being fiction, there is no easy win for the world against the Vours. The first book though will always be my favorite j More...

Not my favourite book. I liked it, didn't really love it, definitely not on the same level as The Devouring and Soulstice. My main problem with this series is that everything falls into place too easily. Reggie is too good, too quick at solving problems she has never come across before. The ending "battle" in Macie's fear construct only took about a page and a half. I just wish that everything was more complex, more of a challenge, and a lot lengthier. The writing is very good, there were still More...

“What just happened?!”

Okay, I am a little bit disappointed about the 3rd book. Actually I rate the first two books as 5stars. Then until I read the last book all I can say was “What just happened?!”

First of all Reggie, I am kinda bit bored reading about her going on and on about other UNKNOWN PEOPLE’s fearscape. It just doesn’t make any sense and she has these issues about herself feeling confident and selfish at all time. (I’d prefer her on the first two books).

The two handsome guys Aaron and More...

Cant wait till its released on October 5, the Soulstice had such a cliffhanger! :)

This book was pretty good considering the main emotion I felt while reading it was fear. The descriptions of the fearscapes were very detailed and well written. I could picture practically everything while feeling creeped out and a little scared. However, I just had one problem with the book. The ending. It left me unsatisfied. I mean, some stuff was solved and made better, but not a lot. The one thing I was really hoping for, no, two things, didn't happen. The series shouldn't have been ended a More...

Fearscape was a perfect ending to an amazing trilogy.
Like its formers, the book draws you into the strange, scary world of Simon Holt.
The Devouring series is by far one of the best series I've read for teens--ever! I absolutely love how each
page makes your head spin with ideas, and how great the imagery is! Its phenomenal how Simon Holt can make your blood run cold and make you fear what's in your own head!
From time-to-time while I was reading Fearscape, I just kept thinking 'It can't get m More...

For me, this was the weakest book of the trilogy with some plot holes and a bit of predictability, but overall it is still a fun read and a strong horror series. Reggie and her pals are still battling Vours and trying to save the world as they find out they have more to worry about than just these evil beings that thrive on fear. You'd think after the first two books Holt would have run out of nightmarish scenarios that fill the fearscapes, but they are still horrifically brilliant here. The end More...

I'm not sure if I was just too distracted to enjoy this book or if it actually fell short. Don't get me wrong, it was still awesome and an excellent read, but I wasn't quite enthralled as I was with the first two (which I read in a matter of hours... this one, over the course of two weeks). There was less time in the actual fearscapes (contrary to the name of the novel) and I think that was a big part of it. There is more talking and planning than actual action (unlike the first two in the trilo More...

I'm giving this book five stars, because it was really good, BUT (I think I put enough emphasis there) it was the most idiotic thing to pair Reggie with Quinn. I mean, what the hell?! I have waited three books, THREE! for Aaron and Reggie to get together, and you know what I got? SQUAT! Ugh!

Reasons why Quinn and Reggie should NOT have been paired together!:
-Quinn was a freaking VOUR and tried to KILL Reggie!
-Reggie didn't even like the real him. She liked the Vour him, and because he was cute.
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A LITTLE SPOILER AHEAD - WATCH OUT.

Simon Holt, you wound me.

Seriously... why?

......WHY!?

I think Mr Holt is out to get me.

My woes aren't over the story... really, it was just as chillingly creepy and awesome as the two novels beforehand.

My wounds over Fearscape is something really, really silly.

The romance.

You could read the synopsis of this, or the previous two books and think 'what romance?' well its there.. just to piss me off.

Don't get More...

An awesome end to an awesome series. Sometimes the final book in a series is disappointing and lackluster, but I love each and every one of these books and the last is no exception.
Reggie is the bravest and most selfless girl I've ever read. She never ceases to impress me. She stands strong in the face of unspeakable horrors and never to her own end. She will, and does absolutely everything she can to keep her family, friends and even complete strangers safe, sacrificing herself and her sanity More...

OH my gosh I was about to cry!!! I made my brother stay near me when I read this. I can't talk about the book and what happens in it because really you can read the book and find out. This book makes me want to talk about my fears and how I might react to them. Can I really be that strong?? AM I lying to myself when I say I can't face my fear??? AM I telling the truth to myself when I say I can concur my fears and go on. This whole book reminded me about my worst fears. I fear animals like a nor More...

A great ending to the series. I really enjoyed Simon Holt's way of interpreting twists through the whole book. It kept me hooked and able to enjoy the story more.
Even though Holt's writing style isn't anything special, it was easy and simple to read. Also, it was quite dark, but not as good as The Devouring.
The creativity this book had was shockingly dark and haunting. I was actually creeped out a little, even though there weren't very many horror aspects.
The characters were sometimes hard to i More...

What can say except that this series has been really really good? so good I couldn’t stop reading this book. After that cliffhanger ending from Soulstice I just couldn’t get my hands on this one.

The story takes a darker turn as Reggie is in a dangerous situation. I was so angry at her father for putting her where she is, it gave me such a sense of triumph when he was finally proven wrong. I really enjoyed reading about the various Fearscapes Reggie dives into. They’re scary, and well written to More...

Like all horror sequels, this one is a bit more watered down than the others simply because the horror factor that existed in the original, the thing that made the books scary, is something we're already used to. We've been desensitized to it over the course of three books. That's not a matter of storytelling. It just happens. It's very hard to maintain true horror through multiple sequels because of that. And that's across the genre, not just in FEARSCAPE.

The tension was still there, though. Th More...

The quality of the writing in this series varies greatly from chapter to chapter. Maybe what they say is true, and there were several writers working on this. But while in the previous two we got some vivid, well-written chapters in between mediocre ones, this book seemed much more imbalanced. Don't get me wrong, there were still some chapters that made the book worth reading (and not just so we can know how the series ends).

Personally, what I find terrifying is not so much the concept of scary More...

One of the best series enders. Most series end off horribly, but not this one. This one was as great and fast-paced as the first two.

I want to start of saying that when I read the first couple pages, I was astounded to how much Aaron has transformed. And I also want to say how much I love his transformation. It made me just love Aaron to pieces! He was so much more confident and brave; you can't not love him. I also knew that he loves Reggie after reading the first couple pages. And I WISH reall More...

SIMON HOLT you're soo mysterious, please visit the West Coast(if you're not already here)!! <3

**OK, I FINALY GOT MY HANDS ON THIS BOOK THE OTHER DAY AND FINISHED IT LAST NIGHT.**
I thought it was awesome!! I mean, it was a little fast paced in the begining like explaining everything just strightfoward(that's what I thought) I couldn't really understand the character's feeling, like when Reggie is in so much fearscapes, you'd think she'd be really effed up about it but no, seems the same person More...