by D.J. MacHale
A good book, a young adult horror story
I enjoyed this one, the beginning was a little spooky. But all in all it was a fun read with good writing and good characters.
Hmmm maybe more like 2.5/5? I don't know if I can say that I liked it exactly. Ghost stories normally aren’t my thing but I decided to give this book (and series) a shot since I’m really enjoying MacHale’s other series Pendragon. For me, this book really doesn’t have the same magic. The story is int...
Initial reaction: Not that impressed, not even considering this book was well narrated by Nick Podehl, who's one of my favorite audiobook readers. That was probably the main reason I picked this up and it was my first read from D.J. MacHale (I do have the first book in the Pendragon series, but I h...
This is a new series by D.J. MacHale, the author of the Pendragon series. I understand that Pendrgaon has quite a following but I have not yet read it. I thought I'd give this one a try and I am glad I did. It was scary but not so bad that I slept with the light on, lol!Marsh is all set to start ano...
I'd give this 4-1/2 stars if they had half-star ratings here. It's well-written, I found the characters believable if not always likable (like real people), and MacHale didn't shrink from letting some really bad stuff happen to them, just like in real life. I look forward to the next one.
The Light is an intense and down right creepy beginning to an exciting new series. From the get go, I knew this book was going to creep me out. Just look at the cover. This character screams "I am uber creepy. You better fear me." So it was no surprise to me when the first real scary / suspenseful s...