Think Grimm's fairy tales...but grimmer. Darker, creepier and altogether spine-tinglingly good. I practically devoured this in 2 days, starting the first chapter late Friday night. Yes, I know this kind of story has been done before, but John Connolly does it very, very well indeed. While written as a fairy tale, it is anything but. And most definitely not for children. In a nutshell - David loses his mother, discovers a space in a crack in a sunken garden which leads to a kingdom where dreams, nightmares and things in your imagination come true. Here, all the fairy tales you've ever read, are twisted, warped and sometimes downright scary. Thoroughly enjoyable!
Now reading: Neil Gaiman's Stardust
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