by Carolyn Jess-Cooke
Do you ever have a novel which you cannot put away? One in which you read the last page and you have to tell the world about it? One in which you want to reread the minute you close the last page? One in which you think about as you open the pages of a new book … even after you are reading the 76th...
The Boy Who Could See Demons introduces the reader to Alex, a 10 year old boy who can talk to demons. He has one particular demon who is with him all the time, whispering secrets and possibly lies. Alex has witnessed several of his mother's suicide attempts as well as a traumatizing event involving ...
Alex is a precocious 10 year old, mature for his age, likes onions on toast and wearing clothes left by an old man, who was the previous resident in his house. His mother is a serial-suicide basket case and his best friend in the whole world is a 9,000 old demon called Ruen that only he can see. Any...
Though structured and paced like a thriller, what this book really is, is a finely sketched portrait of pain. And I don't mean the passive kind, where you feel for characters because they have tragic back-stories. No, this pain is personal; it's deeper, more penetrating and quietly horrifying. When ...
Thank you Random House Publishing Group – Bantam Dell via NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of this book! The Boy Who Could See Demons is a story that brings several weighty topics into the forefront for discussion – The Troubles (violence and conflict in Northern Ireland) and the affect it had...
Pop your demons, burn your cookies and gather round the fire!This is a very strange novel and a hard one to review, because everything I say might come out as a spoiler, now that I've read the ending and I know things for what they are. The book swings between the narratives of Alex, the boy who cou...
One in five Northern Irish children will experience major mental health problems before their eighteenth birthday, with case studies flagging self-harm as a response to confrontation and shame for family involvement in violence. This was an easy-reading book about a very interesting topic. It shows ...
One in five Northern Irish children will experience major mental health problems before their eighteenth birthday, with case studies flagging self-harm as a response to confrontation and shame for family involvement in violence. This was an easy-reading book about a very interesting topic. It shows ...
The Boy Who Could See Demons is a thriller with a fascinating mix of psychology. This book paints an intricate portrait of mental illness, engages and interests the reader throughout, and plants wicked twists and turns along the way. Recommended for both mystery lovers and those who are interested i...
This is an easy read about a difficult topic. It explores the demons of the mind rather than the demons of fantasy and horror novels. Make no mistake, these demons are terrifyingly real to those suffering from mental illness. Using the alternating voices of a ten-year-old boy and a middle-aged child...
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