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The Creeping
by Alexandra Sirowy
3 and a 1/2 stars given an extra half because I did stay up late to finish it and at one point a door in our hall slammed and I jumped 4 feet off the couch.
I enjoyed the book and the scares, although I figured out whodunit long before the reveal. It took me awhile to warm up to Stella, she's a little or a lot flip floppy in the first half of the book and Zoey took even longer for me to come around to liking. Stella's other two friends were kind of unnecessary and could have been less featured. Sam was awesome, but the overuse of the nickname Hella Stella when we first meet him and the way Stella talks about his eyes as muddy brown (and she means this in a positive way) grated my nerves a bit. Muddy brown is not sexy, not ever. And what kind of mud are we talking about? I lived in Oklahoma for years and the mud there is kind of reddish. I have no idea what mud looks like in Minnesota. Maybe Minnesota does have some sexy mud? Can any Minnesotans clear this up for me? Maybe send me a pic of your very attractive mud?
What worked for me was the mystery and the legend of the Creeping. That Norse legend? That's going to stay with me and disturb me for a long time to come. Also, once Stella starts really getting into the Jeanie's disappearance she becomes a much stronger character. Plus there is a steamy scene between her and the love interest that was very well done while still staying in YA bounds.
At over 400 pages, I was concerned that the book wouldn't hold my interest, but it did. I'm a fan of YA Horrors and Thrillers and it's always nice to read a book that manages to scare and thrill me a little. Reading this book may require you to get your own unicorn nightlight like Zoey and Caleb use. ;)
I enjoyed the book and the scares, although I figured out whodunit long before the reveal. It took me awhile to warm up to Stella, she's a little or a lot flip floppy in the first half of the book and Zoey took even longer for me to come around to liking. Stella's other two friends were kind of unnecessary and could have been less featured. Sam was awesome, but the overuse of the nickname Hella Stella when we first meet him and the way Stella talks about his eyes as muddy brown (and she means this in a positive way) grated my nerves a bit. Muddy brown is not sexy, not ever. And what kind of mud are we talking about? I lived in Oklahoma for years and the mud there is kind of reddish. I have no idea what mud looks like in Minnesota. Maybe Minnesota does have some sexy mud? Can any Minnesotans clear this up for me? Maybe send me a pic of your very attractive mud?
What worked for me was the mystery and the legend of the Creeping. That Norse legend? That's going to stay with me and disturb me for a long time to come. Also, once Stella starts really getting into the Jeanie's disappearance she becomes a much stronger character. Plus there is a steamy scene between her and the love interest that was very well done while still staying in YA bounds.
At over 400 pages, I was concerned that the book wouldn't hold my interest, but it did. I'm a fan of YA Horrors and Thrillers and it's always nice to read a book that manages to scare and thrill me a little. Reading this book may require you to get your own unicorn nightlight like Zoey and Caleb use. ;)