Book Reviews
In the vein of The Goonies and There's a Batwing in My Lunchbox comes Monster Moon: Curse at Zala Manor.... This book has it all: secret tunnels and talking animals, mad science and real monsters.
This is the perfect...book for in-class reading in elementary schools and early middle schools. Equal parts scary, mysterious, gross and silly, it's pure fun.
It's definitely recommended for all collections aimed at fostering a love of
reading. --Monster Librarian
Fun, silly, creepy, gross kiddo read.
If I were a teacher, this is what I [would] read my class.... 4.5 out of 5
stars.~ Michelle Lee, Booklove
This book is awesome! As a lover of the horror genre and ghost stories and mysteries this book really takes the cake. It has everything, from a creepy house to secret passageways, to ghost and zombies and more! I knew from page 1 that I would fall in love with the book. It is rich with family secrets that gives the reader an urge to keep reading.
My favorite series, even to this day, is Nancy Drew. I love when characters come together to solve mysteries and uncover hidden truths. The deeper and darker the secret the more interested I become. Books like this make me want to keep reading until my eyes are red and sore and I am so sleep deprived that the fiction of the book starts to seem real to me. I honestly can not say enough about how good the writing is.
The characters are very well defined. I like Aunt Zsofia and her curious vehicle of choice, a bright pink hearse. Even the last name, Zantony, is given depth as the kids journey to discover more about AJ's lineage. I loved it. It truly had everything a person could want when reading a book. It lacked in nothing. Even the cover art is amazing featuring the two main characters in the book standing in front of a crypt that reads "Zantony". This book is a must read!
~ ahgooreview.com
This is the perfect...book for in-class reading in elementary schools and early middle schools. Equal parts scary, mysterious, gross and silly, it's pure fun.
It's definitely recommended for all collections aimed at fostering a love of
reading. --Monster Librarian
Fun, silly, creepy, gross kiddo read.
If I were a teacher, this is what I [would] read my class.... 4.5 out of 5
stars.~ Michelle Lee, Booklove
This book is awesome! As a lover of the horror genre and ghost stories and mysteries this book really takes the cake. It has everything, from a creepy house to secret passageways, to ghost and zombies and more! I knew from page 1 that I would fall in love with the book. It is rich with family secrets that gives the reader an urge to keep reading.
My favorite series, even to this day, is Nancy Drew. I love when characters come together to solve mysteries and uncover hidden truths. The deeper and darker the secret the more interested I become. Books like this make me want to keep reading until my eyes are red and sore and I am so sleep deprived that the fiction of the book starts to seem real to me. I honestly can not say enough about how good the writing is.
The characters are very well defined. I like Aunt Zsofia and her curious vehicle of choice, a bright pink hearse. Even the last name, Zantony, is given depth as the kids journey to discover more about AJ's lineage. I loved it. It truly had everything a person could want when reading a book. It lacked in nothing. Even the cover art is amazing featuring the two main characters in the book standing in front of a crypt that reads "Zantony". This book is a must read!
~ ahgooreview.com
