C. G. Drews Boeken

Set in a captivating dark academia backdrop, this YA thriller intertwines elements of twisted fairy tales and monstrous challenges. The narrative features a queer perspective and promises a blend of suspense and intrigue, reminiscent of popular titles like Wilder Girls and A Deadly Education. With its deliciously dark tone, readers can expect an addictive story that explores complex themes and character dynamics, ensuring a thrilling experience that lingers long after the last page.

In CG Drews' debut YA psychological horror, high school senior Andrew Perrault navigates a dark world of twisted fairytales and haunting secrets. As he confronts the mysterious changes in his friend Thomas, who is plagued by nightmarish monsters from his own drawings, Andrew must battle these creatures while grappling with their deepening bond.

Can two broken boys find their perfect home?Sam is only fifteen but he and his autistic older brother, Avery, have been abandoned by every relative he's ever known. Now Sam's trying to build a new life for them. He survives by breaking into empty houses when their owners are away, until one day he's caught out when a family returns home. To his amazement this large, chaotic family takes him under their wing - each teenager assuming Sam is a friend of another sibling. Sam finds himself inextricably caught up in their life, and falling for the beautiful Moxie. But Sam has a secret, and his past is about to catch up with him.

An emotionally charged story about the power of dreams, and how passion can turn to obsession. Beck hates his life. He hates his violent mother. He hates his home. Most of all, he hates the piano that his mother forces him to play hour after hour, day after day. He will never play as she did before illness ended her career and left her bitter and broken. But Beck is too scared to stand up to his mother, and tell her his true passion, which is composing his own music - because the least suggestion of rebellion on his part ends in violence. When Beck meets August, a girl full of life, energy and laughter, love begins to awaken within him and he glimpses a way to escape his painful existence. But dare he reach for it? Thrilling and powerfully written, this is an explosive debut for YA readers which tackles the dark topic of domestic abuse in an ultimately hopeful tale.

»The Boy Who Steals Houses« ist wie eine zärtliche Umarmung und ein unerwarteter Faustschlag ins Gesicht. Sam ist erst fünfzehn, aber er muss selbst sehen, woher er etwas zu essen bekommt, wo er die Nacht verbringen und wie er seinen älteren autistischen Bruder beschützen kann. Sam steigt in verwaiste Häuser ein, lebt dort so lange wie möglich und macht, was er findet, zu Kleingeld, das er mit seinem Bruder teilt. Eines Tages kommen Besitzer, eine Familie mit sieben Kindern, früher zurück. Zu Sams Überraschung wird aber nicht die Polizei gerufen, sondern er zum Essen eingeladen. Jeder hält ihn für einen Freund eines anderen Geschwisters. Und er verliebt sich in die gleichaltrige Moxie. Aber Sam hat ein dunkles Geheimnis. Und seine Vergangenheit lauert schon darauf, ihn einzuholen … Ein aufrüttelnder Roman über zwei Brüder, die sich nach einem Zuhause sehnen.