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rjdenney's review
4.0
3.5 STARS
I enjoyed this one, it was dark, creepy, and magical. I loved how this was full of illustrations, it made it a lot more fun. However I felt like it was a tad too whimsical for me and started to confuse me at parts and even got a bit boring. I'll talk about it more in my wrap up. If you liked Coraline, Alice in Wonderland, and Spirited Away I'd say give it a read. :)
- Richard
I enjoyed this one, it was dark, creepy, and magical. I loved how this was full of illustrations, it made it a lot more fun. However I felt like it was a tad too whimsical for me and started to confuse me at parts and even got a bit boring. I'll talk about it more in my wrap up. If you liked Coraline, Alice in Wonderland, and Spirited Away I'd say give it a read. :)
- Richard
mehsi's review against another edition
5.0
Just this, wow, such a magical book. Really hoping for a second book!
purple676's review against another edition
3.0
This was really creepy and weird and yet boring at times. I liked it but kinda hat to force myself to finish it.
pacifickle's review against another edition
3.0
The Books of Elsewhere meet Dante's Inferno with a dash of Lion, Witch & the Wardrobe-- Sarah's grandmother dies, and the family goes to sort out the house to sell it. Sarah soon discovers her Grandmother was not deluded and creepy, as her mother feels, but a gatekeeper of the dead, sending them to purgatory (Penumbra, in the basement)) until they're sorted into heaven (Ormaz) or hell (Scotopia) which exist between matching bookcases. Sarah's first foray behind the bookcase leads to her meeting a villainous cat, snowballing the plot into solving one problem after another to get everything back in the right world.
crescent_just's review against another edition
4.0
Like it!
Hmm . I don't really know what to think of this book except I liked it . I wonder what the author was trying to portray or tell us because believe me apart from the adventures, I got nothing. But it was different and kinda okay.
Overall, 3.5 stars.
Hmm . I don't really know what to think of this book except I liked it . I wonder what the author was trying to portray or tell us because believe me apart from the adventures, I got nothing. But it was different and kinda okay.
Overall, 3.5 stars.
amandawije's review
3.0
3.5/5
I enjoyed the story line and it kept my attention but I would have liked more character and world building. I could easily see this morph into a series!
I enjoyed the story line and it kept my attention but I would have liked more character and world building. I could easily see this morph into a series!
muma's review
3.0
The illustrations are great. The story is ok, I just did not understand the ending and had to check twice if there really were no pages missing...
readingwithemmett's review against another edition
4.0
A great read for younger kids. This really captured my attention and took me on an adventure to a different land.