The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher The good news and the bad news about this book is that it’s very much like The Twisted Ones. A freelancer moves to live in a cluttered relative’s house, and, with the help of a friendly neighbor, explores a supernatural world that can be accessed through seemingly normal terrain. …
Tag: supernatural
Mar 28
Book Review: The Twisted Ones
The Twisted Ones by T. Kingfisher I don’t usually think of myself as a person who likes horror, but I loved this book. Fairies used to be scary, but thanks to Midsummer Night’s Dream, Victorian pixies, and some of the modern YA about teenage girls dating Faerie kings, they’ve veered far away from the uncanny …
Mar 15
Book Review: The Poison Diaries
The Poison Diaries by Maryrose Wood I chose this book because my 12-year-old daughter highly recommended it. It has a lot of elements that pre-teen girls and young teen girls will find desirable: young heroine, cute mysterious boy, darkness, supernatural powers, and death. It’s a unique spin on the “pretty young woman meets pretty supernatural …
Dec 11
Book Review: Feast
Feast by Merrie Destefano This novel takes the sexy supernatural trope and adds enough of a spin that people who like this subgenre will likely find this refreshing and new. Alas, FEAST does not put enough of a spin on it to catapult it out of the ordinary for people like me, who are a …