pickI couldn‘t resist the cover of this book when I saw it on display at the library. It‘s meant to be a read more for pre-teens and teens but I still enjoyed it. It‘s mysterious and smartly written with many twists and turns that will keep your pulse racing. I read it in one day and my 12 year old daughter took a week but we both loved it. The author touches on some hard subjects, life, death, choices, and consequences in a thoughtful manner.
pickI really enjoyed reading this one. I think adults will cotton on to what's happening fairly quickly, but the author does a great job of writing a book that's eerie rather than scary for a young age group. It's fairly short at just over 200 pages, but I think a longer book would have started to meander a little, whereas this kept my attention all the way through. Definitely recommended. 4🌟
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so-soQuinn and Kara are best friends. But with the news of Kara‘s family moving they do one last thing together- take a road trip! Accompanied by Karas family, they embark on their last adventure across the country. After a long day of traveling they stop at an inn for a break.
pickRead this one yesterday, think I‘d give it a 4. Though the ending made me sad, middle grade shouldn‘t make me sad darnit. Also this is another that had a pretty spine.
#theinnbetween #marinacohen #middlegrade #ghost #spooky #ghostcookie #prettyspine
so-so#WitchyReads Day 30: From Fats‘ review: “The Inn Between was an Amazon Best Book of the Month Editor‘s Choice Pick. It‘s a haunting story that brings to mind Stephen King‘s The Shining because of the setting. It‘s a quick read for anyone who likes to scare themselves silly.” - seems like it has that #Omen vibe to it. Her full review: https://wp.me/pDlzr-j9O
so-soHmm. I have mixed feelings. This is very readable and creepy, but the author relied on some literary/mythological allusions that I don‘t think kids would get. Other answers to the central mystery were heavily implied but again, not clearly enough for #middlegrade. It all turns out to be much darker than you‘d think, but the babyish illustrations don‘t match that tone at all. Overall, a compelling book that‘s confused about its audience. #kidlit
pan"Hellooo, is anybody home?"
This MG novel about a lost little sister and an eerie Victorian Inn in the middle of the desert has setting going for it...but that's about it. The writing is so-so at best - lots of pronoun confusion and some purple prose.
The conclusion is an overdone trope (maybe not in MG lit, but certainly elsewhere).
I didn't dig it.
pickI really enjoyed this book. Interesting story, decent writing. Would have liked more character development but still a very enjoyable quick read.
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