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A review by tobyyy
The Eyeball Collector by F.E. Higgins
5.0
Oh, what a deliciously creepy story!! This is a late middle grade read, I suppose, if one had to categorize the intended readership. However, I’m an adult and I loved this, and I have several adult friends who I think would also enjoy this story. Creepy, eerie, and definitely filled with the macabre (death by butterfly, cat eaters [must.have.a.strong.stomach to read this part], gorilla chairs, glass eyeball collections, painting in human blood!), this was a PERFECT story for this time of year, as we approach Halloween and I stock up on spooky reads.
Also? I LOVE when authors use amazing vocabulary. Crepuscular, titillated, and many other delicious words were sprinkled throughout the story. And the names!! Urbs Umida. Withypitts Hall. Bovrik de Vandolin. Pragus Parvus. And the various riddles throughout the book, too. My favorite was “e” but I have no idea how Hector figured it out. (The answers to many of the riddles were shared in an appendix.)
I won’t lie, I went ahead and bought myself the other books in this series (from my favorite used book website!). These are stories I can totally see wanting to read and reread multiple times.
Also? I LOVE when authors use amazing vocabulary. Crepuscular, titillated, and many other delicious words were sprinkled throughout the story. And the names!! Urbs Umida. Withypitts Hall. Bovrik de Vandolin. Pragus Parvus. And the various riddles throughout the book, too. My favorite was “e” but I have no idea how Hector figured it out. (The answers to many of the riddles were shared in an appendix.)
I won’t lie, I went ahead and bought myself the other books in this series (from my favorite used book website!). These are stories I can totally see wanting to read and reread multiple times.