House of Dark Shadows
This is the first book in Robert Liparulo's critically acclaimed, wildly popular Young Adult series, The Dreamhouse Kings. Dream house . . . or bad dream? When the Kings move from L.A. to a secluded small town, fifteen-year-old Xander is beyond disappointed. He and his friends loved to create...
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This is the first book in Robert Liparulo's critically acclaimed, wildly popular Young Adult series, The Dreamhouse Kings. Dream house . . . or bad dream? When the Kings move from L.A. to a secluded small town, fifteen-year-old Xander is beyond disappointed. He and his friends loved to create amateur films . . . but the tiny town of Pinedale is the last place a movie buff and future filmmaker wants to land. He, David, and Toria are, however, captivated by the many rooms in the old Victorian fixer-upper they moved into -- as well as by the heavy woods that surround it. They soon discover there's something odd about the house. Sounds come from the wrong direction. Prints of giant, bare feet appear in the dust. And when David tries to hide in the linen closet, he winds up in locker one-nineteen at his new school. Then the really weird stuff kicks in. They find a hidden hallway with portals leading to far-off places -- in long-ago times. Xander is starting to wonder if this kind of travel is a teen's dream come true . . . or his worst nightmare.
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Format: MP3 CD
ISBN:
9781441777249 (1441777245)
Publish date: November 1st 2010
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Adventure,
Paranormal,
Science Fiction,
Mystery,
Christian,
Thriller,
Time Travel,
Horror,
Christian Fiction
Series: Dreamhouse Kings (#1)
Fifteen-year-old Xander King is very unhappy when his father takes him and his siblings out of school in the city and moves them to an old house in the back of beyond. However, the house turns out to have mysterious properties like rooms that lead to other times and places. This sounded like an inte...
Is it just me, or does it seem like Robert Liparulo had read House of Leaves very shortly before writing House of Dark Shadows? I kept getting reminded of House of Leaves throughout. Not necessarily a bad thing, of course. There's a lot of great inspiration you could take from House of Leaves. Sadly...
Starting off as a successfully creepy Young Adult novel, "House of Dark Shadows" turns into an adventure reminiscent of the "Choose Your Own Adventure" series, though the book remains surprisingly mature in its its emotional presentation and physical aggression. The horror elements take a backseat ...
This book was quite al right, exactly what you would expect from this kind of book, and in that maybe slightly predictable. The characters weren't as worked out as they could be, but it has enough potential for growth in later books, as this is part of a series. The fifteen year old protagonist acts...
Enjoyable book but it lost me in the middle. The ending was not fair. LOL