Book 32, 2015
May. 23rd, 2015 11:30 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
chez_jaeI didn't have much left to read of my work book, so I brought it home for the weekend to finish it. I had to know how it ended, and I didn't want to wait three days! The book was Dragonfly by Frederic S Durbin.
The story was creepy, compelling and haunting. It's told in first person pov by the title character, a young girl named Bridget Anne, whose uncle calls her Dragonfly. When Dragonfly and her Uncle Henry begin hearing strange noises from the basement of Henry's funeral home, Henry summons his odd friend, Mothkin, to help.
Mothkin arrives and heads to the basement, and Dragonfly cannot resist the temptation to follow him. She simply must see what is going on down there! Mothkin and Dragonfly arrive in a world straight out of nightmares, a place called Harvest Moon. In the company of Mothkin, Dragonfly encounters many strange people and creatures, most of whom mean to do her harm. When she is separated from Mothkin, however, is when Dragonfly's real adventures begin.
This book was spooky, scary, and downright chilling. Dragonfly learns the hard way that the stuff of childrens' nightmares is real, including monsters under beds, in closets, and within mirrors. The author's descriptions of this dark and colorless world were nonetheless vivid and almost lyrical. I had no trouble picturing the scenery, people and objects that made up Harvest Moon.
Giving this one five stars:
★★★★★
The story was creepy, compelling and haunting. It's told in first person pov by the title character, a young girl named Bridget Anne, whose uncle calls her Dragonfly. When Dragonfly and her Uncle Henry begin hearing strange noises from the basement of Henry's funeral home, Henry summons his odd friend, Mothkin, to help.
Mothkin arrives and heads to the basement, and Dragonfly cannot resist the temptation to follow him. She simply must see what is going on down there! Mothkin and Dragonfly arrive in a world straight out of nightmares, a place called Harvest Moon. In the company of Mothkin, Dragonfly encounters many strange people and creatures, most of whom mean to do her harm. When she is separated from Mothkin, however, is when Dragonfly's real adventures begin.
This book was spooky, scary, and downright chilling. Dragonfly learns the hard way that the stuff of childrens' nightmares is real, including monsters under beds, in closets, and within mirrors. The author's descriptions of this dark and colorless world were nonetheless vivid and almost lyrical. I had no trouble picturing the scenery, people and objects that made up Harvest Moon.
Giving this one five stars:
★★★★★
