The Forest Demands Its Due
The Forest Demands Its Due by Kosoko Jackson is a dark academia novel published by HarperCollins Publishers in 2023. This 432-page book follows seventeen-year-old Douglas Jones, a queer Black teen navigating the sinister history of Regent Academy in Winslow, Vermont. As he grapples with the school’s corrupt legacy, a shocking murder occurs, leaving Douglas and the groundskeeper’s son, Everett Everley, as the only ones who remember the victim. Their quest for truth leads them into a hidden horror within the surrounding forest, where ancient secrets and a vengeful creature threaten to engulf their world in darkness.
Readers will find a blend of fantasy, horror, and coming-of-age elements as Douglas seeks to uncover the mysteries of his boarding school while confronting the corrupt powers at play. The narrative explores themes of power and its potential for corruption, set against a backdrop of paranormal and supernatural occurrences. This edition offers an engaging exploration of identity and the complexities of adolescence, making it a compelling read for those interested in young adult fiction that intertwines elements of romance and the occult.
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A Lesson in Vengeance meets The Taking of Jake Livingston in this page-turning dark academia novel about a queer Black teen who discovers the sinister history of his boarding school and the corrupt powers behind it all. A USA Today bestseller!
Regent Academy has a long and storied history in Winslow, Vermont, as does the forest that surrounds it. The school is known for molding teens into leaders, but its history is far more nefarious.
Seventeen-year-old Douglas Jones wants nothing to do with Regent’s king-making; he’s just trying to survive. But then a student is murdered and, for some reason, by the next day no one remembers him having ever existed, except for Douglas and the groundskeeper’s son, Everett Everley. In his determination to uncover the truth, Douglas awakens a horror hidden within the forest, unearthing secrets that have been buried for centuries. A vengeful creature wants blood as payment for a debt more than three hundred years in the making–or it will swallow all of Winslow in darkness.
And for the first time in his life, Douglas might have a chance to grasp the one thing he’s always felt was missing: power. But if he’s not careful, he will find out that power has a tendency to corrupt absolutely everything.
A high-octane mystery of murder and magic for fans of Ace of Spades, House of Hollow, and Get Out!
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