sagebrushnbooks 's review for:

Shadowland by Peter Straub

4.0

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There are so many layers here to enjoy — fairytales interwoven as instructive fable, magical realism, and a story that, at its core, is about the draw of power and desire, the things we mortgage our souls for. For me, this brings back echoes of Bradbury’s Green Town series, especially in the schoolyard friendship of the main characters and the treatment of temptation and betrayal. Straub’s prose does not quite reach Bradbury’s masterful writing, but this is, nonetheless, an enjoyable read. One piece of advice: read this one. I tried the Audible version, and the narrator’s character voices are dreadful.