I mostly requested this because I'd heard good things about it, and boy am I glad I did. This book is awesome!I think that this is a children's book (middle grade maybe?) but don't let that put you off. This book is ridiculously well written, reading with the flair and complexity of only the best bo...
Although this was one of my most anticipated new releases of 2013 - I basically preordered it the moment I heard about it - I approached it with a certain trepidation. You probably know the kind: you've loved an author's previous work (in this case, for me, this was Stroud's Bartimaeus series) so ve...
Man, this book was awesome and impressive. To be honest, although there are a lot of good MG stuff out there, I'm still a bit wary of this demographic because there is a fair amount of books out there in this category that is absolutely juvenile. But The Screaming Staircase screamed unique, it screa...
I had no idea what to expect from a Jonathan Stroud novel. The only thing I knew was that he is a seasoned author and that I've had his Bartimaeus Trilogy on my TBR list for years. I don't know exactly when I will get around to reading that, but I can tell you that I am glad I got the opportunity to...
I won this book in a goodreads first reads giveaway and I was just thrilled when it thumped through my letter box! A female narrator and protagonist, an independent ghost-hunting agency with a knack for breaking the rules - I was pretty excited to dive in to it with a cup of tea (complementary tea b...
More at: http://thebookshelfgargoyle.wordpress.com/2013/09/04/read-it-if-review-lockwood-co-the-screaming-staircase/I received a digital review copy of this title via NetGalley from Random House Australia.Synopsis: In a London in which ghosts harrass the living and require special attention to be pr...
Jonathan Stroud’s Lockwood and Co. Book 1: The Screaming Staircase is a great mix of mystery and ghost story. Boasting an opinionated and talented heroine, Lucy Carlyle, who could be Sammy Keyes British cousin, this story is set in a world where ghosts (called Visitors) have taken over the night and...
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