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by Celine Kiernan
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By Singing Light
By Singing Light rated it 10 years ago
Don’t do what I did and start this one just before going to bed! It’s terrifically creepy, and I don’t consider myself someone who’s easily affected by creepiness. This would make an interesting pairing with Frances Hardinge’s Cuckoo Song (<3) which is telling a similar story but from a very differe...
YA Anonymous
YA Anonymous rated it 10 years ago
A haunting. A history. A possesion. When a family is forced to move, odd things begin to take place. Nightmares haunt twins Pat and Dom, until one night it becomes much more than a haunting. This was a cool read. I enjoyed it's overall eerieness and the cleverly spun tale that brings the family ful...
My Never Ending List
My Never Ending List rated it 10 years ago
I had no idea this book was so exhilarating. But a goblin boy, bad men and possession, this book was deeper than I expected. The opening scene of a fire consuming their home was written so beautifully if ever a disturbing scene can be written. So powerful and dramatic, the family escaping as “the dr...
Wyvernfriend Reads
Wyvernfriend Reads rated it 12 years ago
Yes, I know Celine to talk to but this doesn't stop me from being honest about liking this book.Set in the early 70s this is the story of Patrick Finnerty and his family. His twin Dominick, his sister Deirdre, his mum, dad, grandmother who is slipping into dimentia and what happens when they have t...
The Way She Reads
The Way She Reads rated it 14 years ago
Set in Dublin in 1974, Patrick and Dominick are 15 year old twins when their granny burns down the house where they live with her, their parents and little sister.After the fire in which they lose everything they own, the family moves to the house near the sea where they usually spend their holidays...
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