Helpful Score: 1
Spellbinding
This well-paced, 534 page book slips by surprisingly fast. It is certainly not a book for young children - it is much too dark, too scary for that. Older children & adults will be able to appreciate the necessity of the darkness, rejoice at the light, & understand why it has a largely, but not entirely, happy ending. A unique contribution to literature that honestly makes the reader wonder, "do I REALLY want books to come to life like I think I do?" From the first to the last this novel wraps itself around the reader and refuses to let go.
A word for parents: in addition to some frightening creatures (& humans!) In this book, there are a couple times a character curses. This is a book I recommend reading before simply handing it to your child. Make sure your child can handle the story BEFORE handing it to them. Save them & yourself (possible) sleepless nights.
This well-paced, 534 page book slips by surprisingly fast. It is certainly not a book for young children - it is much too dark, too scary for that. Older children & adults will be able to appreciate the necessity of the darkness, rejoice at the light, & understand why it has a largely, but not entirely, happy ending. A unique contribution to literature that honestly makes the reader wonder, "do I REALLY want books to come to life like I think I do?" From the first to the last this novel wraps itself around the reader and refuses to let go.
A word for parents: in addition to some frightening creatures (& humans!) In this book, there are a couple times a character curses. This is a book I recommend reading before simply handing it to your child. Make sure your child can handle the story BEFORE handing it to them. Save them & yourself (possible) sleepless nights.
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