Review: Hilarious and Creepy Moments in a fairly fast Read
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 25, 2012
"That's when I notice the snowmen. How strange. I guess I'm not that early after all as evidently half the neighbourhood has been outside building snowmen already. Every house, in every garden, there's an almost identical looking snowman. Almost the same in size, with the same tree branch arms, coal buttons, coal eyes, and carrots for noses."Admans, Jaimie (2012-10-29). Creepy Christmas (Kindle Locations 215-218). Kindle Edition.I was reading along, enjoying what seemed like a nice story about a pre-teen obsessed with how she'll get her divorced parents back together, when... Wham! Nice and creepy, at 10% of the way into the story, things got good and creepy. Meaning I felt scared, and I liked it. All those creepy snow men, no footsteps in the snow, and a chill up the main character's spine. Eek!Pros: Funny. Interesting Setting. Likable characters. I liked "Creepy Christmas" quite a bit. I laughed out loud at certain parts of the prose and definitely felt creeped out by some snowman moments early in the book. The characters were fairly well-drawn and some of them, such as Blizzard and Pippin, were especially charming.Cons: As another reviewer noted, Kaity seemed far older than ten in thought and her dialog. She seemed 14-15, at least. There were a small number of typos/grammatical errors and sometimes the pacing seemed a bit slow at times.Overall, "Creepy Christmas" is a very good read. Some moments were entirely hilarious. Others were creepy. Could be a great book for children dealing with the divorce of their parents. Even though parts felt slow, I never thought about not finishing. The story kept me engaged. Jaimie Admans is a writer to watch. She has a wonderful ability to elicit emotion and create atmosphere through her work.I'm excited to read her other book for adults:Kismetology.