Leah's Bookshelf
Likes: Horror, macabre, fairy tales, ghosts, hauntings, serial killers, zombies, werewolves, shapeshifters, vampires, time travel, orphans, clones, thrillers, classics, gothic
I like to read anything that tells a good story, duh ;) Genre doesn't really matter much but I tend to read dark fiction and fantasy the most. I skip chick lit and romance novels with a few exceptions for the extraordinary.
My ratings system:
5 stars - ADORED; plan to read over and over and over.
4 stars - ENJOYED; will likely read once or twice more.
3 stars - LIKED; may or may not read again ... someday.
2 stars - MEH; no plans to read again.
1 stars - I didn't enjoy the story and was lucky to finish.
0 stars - I couldn't or wouldn't finish for reasons that may or may not be listed in the review box.
The Graveyard Book
My 30-year old sister and 11-year old niece both read this and told me I *had* to read it. Thus I checked it out from the library, not expecting it to blow my mind. Honestly, books like this are why I read. It has everything one could hope for: humor, the creepies, a love story; and yes, I cried. It did for graveyards what James and the Giant Peach did for fruit and insects :D The Graveyard Book is on my 2011 x-mas list.Review of the hardcover edition, which I borrowed from the library. I bought the paperback in December 2011.
