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Fiendish Deeds (2008)

by P.J. Bracegirdle(Favorite Author)

3.62 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1416934162 (ISBN13: 9781416934165)

languge

English

genre

Horror

publisher

Margaret K. McElderry Books

series

Joy of Spooking

review 1: I liked this book about the Spookies and the Darlings. I enjoyed the contrast of the creepy, rundown town on the hill and the very clean, orderly suburb below. I wish we would have gotten more time in Spooking because I think that is probably the most interesting character in this series. I wanted to know more about its other citizens (what few there were) and what they did with their lives. As for the characters we do learn about I liked Joy and Byron. I thought they were fascinating and different and well-written. I thought the story was good if not earth shattering. I was that thrilled with the changes in narrators because I thought it took me out of the story at times and took away from the age-level of the tale at others. There were a lot of hanging plot threads, whic... moreh I am sure was on purpose since this is meant to be a series and you don't want to tie everything up in your first book. We really don't know what is motivating Phipps or what happened to Peugeot. But overall this was a fun book with an interesting plot and I think the rest of the series could be a good read.
review 2: Joy and her brother Byron are Spookies, meaning they live in the creepy town of Spooking rather than the shiny new town of Darlington. Joy is fine with this because she is all about anything different or odd. When Joy discovers that the folks in Darlington intend to build a water park and destroy her beloved bog (home of the Bog Fiend) she is determined to stop the plan at any cost. But there are people just as determined to see the bog destoyed and Joy may have just bitten off more than she can chew.I enjoyed this book in the end. I have to say that although the writing is very good, it took me a bit to warm up to it. But now I can't wait to see what happens. I really like the quirky characters and the villian is truely evil. I think older kids and tweens will enjoy this book and I think it could appeal to boys and girls. less

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