Review: Shudderville, a supernatural story, is terrific
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 20, 2011
Shudderville is terrific. It's like an episode from the Twilight Zone, Fringe or one of the golden oldies of supernatural theatre. Very well written and with beautifully crafted characters in excellently described settings, this story has you picturing every scene. One of my favourite descriptions is, "Mica sparkled on the sidewalk, the chipped bricks bled rust red, the greasy doorknob slipped in her hand......". This book is full of such vivid scenes.Sophie's life is in pieces and she is vulnerable, and life as it often does, conspires to feed on her sadness. When she is confronted with some dubious choices, as a reader I was saying to her, don't do it, don't do it.This is a clever, thought provoking and enjoyable story. I'll be reading the second book in the series for sure.