So this is going to be a short review for a very short book! When I saw this up to be requested on NetGalley, I knew that I had to request it. I love a good middle grade horror novel and I was interested in the fact that the author was writing a short story set in each state of America. …
This has got to be the fastest, most interesting, creepiest middle-grade trilogy that I have ever read. No Way Out in the third and final book in the Shadow House trilogy and it DID NO PACK ANY PUNCHES! When are these kids going to get a break? They’ve been through so much and I just want to give them a big hug…
After reading the first book, Shadow House: The Gathering, I moved straight onto the second book without a moment’s hesitation. I HAD to find out what was next in store for our five main characters and I couldn’t wait to see what else the Shadow House had in store for them…
I HAVE BEEN MEANING TO READ THIS FOR SO LONG! I saw this book in my local Waterstones about a year ago when I was at the monthly book club that I attend. The cover drew me to it. It was just creepy. The whole aesthetics of the book was just mind-blowing. There are pictures, the pages are grey. the cover is amazing and there is an app that you can play alongside reading the book. …
Like The Northern Lights and The Subtle Knife, I listened to The Amber Spyglass on audiobook where Philip Pullman narrates his own books alongside a full cast. If you’re going to listen to anything on audiobook, I definitely recommend this trilogy because of how well it’s narrated, maybe not due to how good the book is though… …
As I did for The Northern Lights, I listened to The Subtle Knife on audiobook. I binge-read this trilogy; I just couldn’t get enough of the characters and the story and I was constantly on the edge of my seat. …
I first read this book when I was about twelve and I just couldn’t get into it. It wasn’t the type of book that I liked to read and I remember the size of the book just made reading it so much harder. But I finished it and never even thought about reading the next two. But ten years later, and I found myself returning to the world of Lyra, polar bears, daemons and witches. This time, I listened to it on audiobook (which is also narrated by Philip Pullman), and I found myself engrossed. …
In my attempt to read more middle-grade novels, Prisoner of Ice and Snow caught my attention as the perfect read. It’s a mix between Frozen, Prison Break and Six of Crows, and since I love the first two (I haven’t read Six of Crows), I was excited to give this book a go. …
Orbiting Jupiter is a very short book. At 183 pages, Schmidt makes every page a rollercoaster and packs as much action and feels into each chapter as he can. It’s also probably one of the most moving books that I have ever read, so make sure you’ve got some tissues next to you when you’re reading this. …
I think I may have a thing for middle-grade novels… I mean, I haven’t even read that many of them… Ok, I’ve just counted how many middle-grade books I’ve read and it’s more than I thought, so I retract the previous statement. I read this book in a matter of days. I wanted to devour it in one sitting, but unfortunately, life got in the way and made sure that didn’t happen. This book is about faeries, magic, demons, and it was just pure enjoyment. …