Book: Hazelthorn

 Book: Hazelthorn

Author: CG Drews

Pages: 368

This is my 19th read for the year

What Amazon says:

Evander has lived like a ghost in the forgotten corners of the Hazelthorn estate ever since he was taken in by his reclusive billionaire guardian, Byron Lennox-Hall, when he was a child.  For his safety, Evander hasbeen given 3 ironclad rules to follow:  He can never leave the estate.  He can never go into the gardens.  And most importantly, he can never again be left alone with Byron's charming, underachieving grandson, Laurie.  That last rule has been in place ever since Laurie tried to kill Evander 7 years ago, and yet somehow Evander is still obsessed with him.  When Byron suddently dies, Evander inherits Hazelthorn's immense gothic mansion and acres of sprawling grounds, along with the entirety of the Lennox-Hall family's vast wealth.  But Evander's sure his guardian was murdered, and Laurie may be the only one who can help him find the killer before they come for Evander next.  Perhaps even more concerning is how the overgrown garden is regusing to stay behind its walls, slipping its vines and spores deeper into the house with each passing day.  As the family's dark secrets unravel alonside the growing horror of their terribly alive, bloodthirsty garden, Evander needs to find out what he's really inheriting before the garden demands to be fed once more.

This book was fine.  This is really not my genre, and as I have stated many times, I am really getting away from enjoying YA.  It is written well enough, but the characters are a bit infuriating - especially Evander.  It gets a little convoluded at the end, but I finished it and no unhappy I read it.  Bit predictable horror story and an unsatisfying ending.

Stars: 3