Although this post isn't precisely a review, I will say I enjoyed the book very much. It had that same touch of magic as Watchers which is a marvelous book.
Sometimes, Mr. Koontz uses descriptive words that aren't ordinarily seen in books or heard in conversation.
In reading Devoted, I thought of words my grandfather used that also aren't used very often in today's world.
One such word was gloaming. It's such a useful word that perfectly describes that time of day immediately after the sun sets, but before deep darkness descends.
An online source defines gloaming this way:
A poetic word for "twilight," or the time of day immediately after the sun sets, is gloaming. This is a word with a strong Scottish heritage, adopted from Scottish dialect during the Middle Ages and rooted in the Old English word for "twilight," glōm.
My grandfather's ancestry was Scotch-Irish so I'm sure his speech was influenced by his parents and grandparents, etc.
Takeaway Truth
This evening when the sun sets and night is falling, look outside and say: "Let's sit outside in the gloaming and unwind."
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