I mostri di Rookhaven

I didn't truly understand what "deliciously dark" meant until I read this book, and for it being a middle grade, it was quite the monstrous treat. Mirabelle is part of "The Family", a family of monsters that live at Rookhaven, a Manor that is closed off by a veil to the rest of the people. One day, a Leggi tutto

I loved this gothic tale of monsters. A great adventure tale of friendship and monsters. Well written and paced with characters you needed to know more about. I particularly loved how we just dived straight into the story and each characters traits became apparent. Great October read.

The first thing to recognise about The Monsters of Rookhaven is how beautiful it is. It's a really rather perfectly put together book, which is always a good sign. It tells you that the publisher understands this book, that they know what they want from it, and that they know what the book can suppo Leggi tutto

Labai labai faina knyga. Sakyčiau, skirta nuo 10-12 metų vaikams, bet fantastiką mėgstantiems suaugusiems irgi puikiai tiks. Pradėsiu nuo to, kad ją skaityt įdomu ne tik dėl turinio, bet ir dėl vaizdo: ji pilna netikėtų piešinių, tamsių puslapių, paryškinimų ir visokių padailinimų. Ir istorija gera: Leggi tutto

3.5 Un roman jeunesse agréable, à mi-chemin entre Miss Peregrine et les enfants particuliers et la maison au milieu de la mer céeruléenne. J'ai bien aimé l'ambiance assez dark de ce roman, certains moments et personnages m'ont même beaucoup touchée. J'ai trouvé que des thèmes comme le deuil étaient a Leggi tutto

4,25⭐️ Les Monstres de Rookhaven c’est un peu comme un conte gothique destiné à la jeunesse mais avec plusieurs niveaux de lecture pour que les adultes prennent aussi plaisir au récit. J’ai tout simplement adoré l’histoire de Mirabelle et de sa famille atypique, recluse dans un manoir au milieu d’une Leggi tutto

This is such a gorgeously spooky and compassionate kids' book, full of eerie (and often scary!) magic, a thrilling sense of wonder, and a huge well of compassion. It's based around a family of monsters (very Addams Family in tone, in a very good way - it also reminded me of Ray Bradbury's short stor Leggi tutto

This broke my heart in so many ways, but such a beautiful story! There’s nothing more that I love than a gothic fairy tale! If you asked me to describe this book, I would say it’s a cross between We Have Always Lived In the Castle, Frankenstein, and Ghost Squad. But let me be clear in that it’s a stor Leggi tutto

Io e l’autore abbiamo una cosa in comune: amiamo i mostri! Ragion per cui non potevo non leggere questo romanzo. Per non parlare della copertina. E delle illustrazioni. E dell’impaginazione. E… ok, forse sono un po’ di parte sotto l’aspetto visivo. Ma veniamo alla storia vera e propria. La trama mi ha Leggi tutto

I picked this up on a whim completely for the cover, and then put it for a year because it felt like an October read. It took a while to get into this story which effected the rating the most. It was odd, but not surreal enough to have been captivating. Which is a shame because it really came togeth Leggi tutto