What in the subdivision of Hellraiser was this? I don't know what I thought I was getting myself into with this one, but it wasn't some creepy skeleton situation with deep Clive Barker vibes. However, I was so here for it. I loved the bargain our main character had to make to avoid being the next sacrifice. I also love how he mentioned the evolution of how we consume music, and how he has to adapt to not fall victim to the creepy skeleton hell people. This is the perfect Halloween read, and for such a short book packs a massive punch.
Ben Farthing's book has crossed my feeds here and there, but I've always been unsure if I would like it. So when I realized my local library had them, I figured now was the perfect time to check them out. What I thought this was going to be a horror spoof on the Boogeyman stories. In the best way possible, that was not what I got; instead, it was so much better. I was about twenty, maybe thirty, pages from the end when I realized what the twist was going to be. Even though the answer to the question had been staring me in the face since at least the halfway point. Still, I loved that you questioned whether it's real or sleep deprivation. This book was so much more than I thought it was going to be, and I'll need to check out more of Farthing's books.
No lie, I saw this book when I ran into my local Ace Hardware to snag a couple of things. At the time, I didn't have to flip through it, but the cover had my attention. So I snapped a photo of it, and later that day saw our library had a copy. This is geared toward younger readers and introduces them to creepy monsters from all over the world. Still, it was a lot of fun for older readers who love cryptids as well. But, is perfect for young readers during spooky season who don't like super creepy things. This shows the cute side of the cryptid world, even the ones that maybe you should boop on the nose.
I always feel bad about checking out the display books at the library, even though I'm sure that's the point of them being on display. For some reason, I always feel like I'm messing up something a librarian has worked on. Anyway, I'm glad I decided to add this to my haul, but this was beautifully heartbreaking. It's a bit of a story within a story that tells the story of how nothing is ever what it seems. That the perfect man, the perfect marriage, are rarely what they seem. It tells of the pressure on women to make it work, of the moment one woman decided she wasn't going to stand for it anymore. Of her finding herself and her pack and being free. I thoroughly enjoyed this.
This is one of my favorite satire versions of Sherlock Holmes, and one of the many series I need to finish. So when I stumbled on the fact that now that I have a full cast audio version, I couldn't stop myself. These sound like a brilliant radio play, and I have been enjoying these so much. I had forgotten how much I adore this version of Watson and Lestrade. This series is so much fun, and it's been so much rediscovering it.
HAPPY READING!!
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