Philippa Dowding's Blog - Posts Tagged "kirkus-reviews"
A carefully written Goosebumps, Kirkus
"A carefully written Goosebumps ... a shivery spook tale."
Well, thank you Kirkus Reviews for the nice things you wrote about Myles and the Monster Outside, my forthcoming book from Dundurn Press (Sept. 2015). This is book 2 in the Weird Stories Gone Wrong series, following big brother Jake and the Giant Hand (Sept. 2014).
My children read R.L. Stine until our books fell apart, so to be compared to the classic middle-grade horror franchise of Goosebumps is a real honour, thank you!
Here's a longer blog post about the review:
http://phdowding.blogspot.ca/2015/07/...
Here is Myles and the Monster Outside on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
The book E/ARC is up on NetGalley here if you're a member and care to peruse: https://s2.netgalley.com/catalog/book...
Enjoy!
Well, thank you Kirkus Reviews for the nice things you wrote about Myles and the Monster Outside, my forthcoming book from Dundurn Press (Sept. 2015). This is book 2 in the Weird Stories Gone Wrong series, following big brother Jake and the Giant Hand (Sept. 2014).
My children read R.L. Stine until our books fell apart, so to be compared to the classic middle-grade horror franchise of Goosebumps is a real honour, thank you!
Here's a longer blog post about the review:
http://phdowding.blogspot.ca/2015/07/...
Here is Myles and the Monster Outside on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
The book E/ARC is up on NetGalley here if you're a member and care to peruse: https://s2.netgalley.com/catalog/book...
Enjoy!
A sure bet for scary story enthusiasts
"By turns scared, angry, and in denial, likable Carter grounds the well-plotted story. The maze is no tired narrative time-machine device; like Mr. Green, it has a spooky agenda of its own. Otherworldly illustrations, drawn with hallucinatory clarity, complement the text, enhancing the mysteries...
This original take on time-travel historical fantasy is a sure bet for young scary-story enthusiasts. (historical note) (Fantasy. 9-12)" --KirkusReviews, June 2016
Wow, what a fantastic review for Carter and the Curious Maze, my new title in the Weird Stories Gone Wrong series for middle grade readers. Thanks KirkusReviews!
Here's the full review on Kirkus, if you'd like to read it: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-re...
And here's the Goodreads page for the book (also doing pretty well there!): Carter and the Curious Maze
Finally, please enjoy the book trailer for a peek at those "otherworldly illustrations" by Shawna Daigle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pauvF...
