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Abandoned by Booklikes
Abandoned by Booklikes rated it 5 years ago
Okay, this is not a horror story. Even a little bit. It is funny as heck though when we follow along with a sleepover that starts to get weirder and weirder and scarier for the kids involved. This book reminded me of how my mind worked as a kid though. I was convinced one night a witch was in my roo...
Irresponsible Reader
Irresponsible Reader rated it 7 years ago
This post is about the audiobook edition of this book which I'm too lazy to add.   Going to be brief here, this is one of those books that's all about the concept, if it's up your alley, you'll like the book.   The Blyton Summer Detective Club was a group of kids who met up on school breaks in a sma...
debbiekrenzer
debbiekrenzer rated it 8 years ago
This was a very interesting premise for a book with the characters and the cover constantly reminding me of the cartoon show, Scooby Doo. I remember watching Scooby Doo on Saturday mornings growing up and immediately requested the book.That being said I found this book very humorous on several front...
Libromancer's Apprentice
Libromancer's Apprentice rated it 8 years ago
Scooby-Doo meets H.P. Lovecraft. With an absolutely fantastic cover. If you want to read someone singing praises of this story it's not hard to find (NPR: In 'Meddling Kids,' The Scooby Gang Grows Up — Hard, USA Today: 'Scooby-Doo' fans will dig Cantero's 'Meddling Kids'). My reactions are a bit ...
Sci-Fi & Scary
Sci-Fi & Scary rated it 8 years ago
The title of the book itself lets you know that this book is going to be an ode to a certain well-loved show from the past. And it is. Gloriously so. However, Meddling Kids is also blessedly its own book.  It’s mouthy, irreverent, and considerably darker than the well from which it sprang.  None of ...
My Book Life
My Book Life rated it 10 years ago
A week has passed since I finished this book, and I'm sitting here struggling to find the right way to describe this book without giving too much away. Maybe I should start with how I found out about Supernatural Enhancements. I had a day off work and was wondering about the library and the cover,...
Kitty Horror
Kitty Horror rated it 10 years ago
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.A. has inherited Axton House from a distant relative. Along with his mute teenage companion, Niamh, they move to Virginia, taking up residence in the house and begin to unravel the secrets surrounding the m...
Cushla
Cushla rated it 10 years ago
A mesmerizing novel...what begins as a gothic ghost story soon evolves into a wickedly twisted treasure hunt in The Supernatural Enhancements, Edgar Cantero's wholly original, modern-day adventure.When twentysomething A., the European relative of the Wells family, inherits a beautiful, yet eerie, es...
LitReactor
LitReactor rated it 11 years ago
Title: The Supernatural Enhancements Who wrote it: Edgar Cantero, Barcelonean writer and cartoonist. The Supernatural Enhancements is his first novel published in English. Plot in a Box: An English college student inherits a Gothic mansion in Virginia from a relative he never knew he had. ...
If These Books Could Talk
If These Books Could Talk rated it 11 years ago
It's quarter to 3 in the morning. I have genuinely only put this down to eat and go to the loo. A truly stunning book that I will struggle to see again for a while. Full review here http://ifthesebookscouldtalk.com/2014/08/12/supernatural-enhancements/
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