by Alexandra Sokoloff
This book was great, and perfect for a Halloween read! Full review to come...
The Harrowing is a great Ghost Story, very gripping and entertaining. The beginning was great and the ending was even better, at one point I was holding my breath and I just couldn't put the book down. I was so close to giving this book 5 stars but I was disappointed with some of the filler and unfo...
The Harrowing is a great Ghost Story, very gripping and entertaining. The beginning was great and the ending was even better, at one point I was holding my breath and I just couldn't put the book down. I was so close to giving this book 5 stars but I was disappointed with some of the filler and unfo...
Free TODAY 5/23/12Baird College's Mendenhall echoes with the footsteps of the last home-bound students heading off for Thanksgiving break, and Robin Stone swears she can feel the creepy, hundred-year-old residence hall breathe a sigh of relief for its long-awaited solitude. Or perhaps it's only gath...
I loved it! Scared the bejeezus out of me lol. I have been looking for a really good ghost story and finally found it. Can't wait to read more from this author.
I liked the use of Jewish mysticism for the horror elements. The characterization was on the level of an okay horror movie, and that was fine because this is a fast read and I didn't need it to be deep or literary.
The book, which is a YA book, is written well, but not one I would recommend for anyone under the age of 17. Yes, I am going to be an old fuddy-duddy..the book is very gratuitous with sex, drugs, alcohol, language..you name it. It is well written though and drew me in pretty quickly. It is also a qu...
The Harrowing was a pretty good book to read around Halloween. It was nicely scary, and the story idea was quite interesting. Ms. Sokoloff integrated Jewish creation lore into this story. I thought that it gave this story an individuality for a ghost story/supernatural horror story. This was a maj...
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