So I’m late to the party when it comes to A Series of Unfortunate Events. I just read the first three this month, because it seemed an Octobery thing to do. (Also because it’s Monday the 13th, the date Garfield the Cat fears most.) But as both a bibliophile and a denizen of pop culture, … Continue reading
Category Archives: scary stories
Book Review: Book of a Thousand Days
Shannon Hale YA Fantasy Ok, this is the Hebrew cover, but it’s just stunningly symbolic, so that’s what you get this time. Book of a Thousand Days has just about everything I have come to love in Shannon Hale, in abundance. She brings a surprising depth, even a kind of ache, to her fairy tales. … Continue reading