THE TILTING HOUSE
BOOK REVIEW | This book was not quite what I was expecting... but sometimes that's a good thing.
What was I expecting? Spooky house kind of story. With ghosts and stuff. And maybe some dead bodies.
What did I get? The house was more strange than spooky, but I like strange. No ghosts, but there were talking rats. And who doesn't like talking rats? And there was a body involved...
So maybe Tom Llewellyn's The Tilting House wasn't exactly what I was looking for, but I decided to stick with it, and I'm glad I did. There were definitely some spooky elements, but there was also some great, unexpected humor involved in this story about a family who moves into a house where the crazy scribblings of the previous owner cover the walls. Oh, and all the floors tilt exactly 3 degrees.
This is really a story about a couple of brothers exploring their new house and the adventures that come with finding new spaces, new friends, and new enemies. There a crazy old guy across the street that hates kids and steals toys... A couple of undertakers who seem to know when people are going to die... A switch that makes the house invisible... and an attic that holds all kinds of secrets, including a family of surly rats that can talk.
Try this one out if you're in the mood for something a little different. It could fit into almost any of our genres, but you'll find it in our Action & Suspense section right now. Here's the (very cool) trailer:
What was I expecting? Spooky house kind of story. With ghosts and stuff. And maybe some dead bodies.
So maybe Tom Llewellyn's The Tilting House wasn't exactly what I was looking for, but I decided to stick with it, and I'm glad I did. There were definitely some spooky elements, but there was also some great, unexpected humor involved in this story about a family who moves into a house where the crazy scribblings of the previous owner cover the walls. Oh, and all the floors tilt exactly 3 degrees.
This is really a story about a couple of brothers exploring their new house and the adventures that come with finding new spaces, new friends, and new enemies. There a crazy old guy across the street that hates kids and steals toys... A couple of undertakers who seem to know when people are going to die... A switch that makes the house invisible... and an attic that holds all kinds of secrets, including a family of surly rats that can talk.
Try this one out if you're in the mood for something a little different. It could fit into almost any of our genres, but you'll find it in our Action & Suspense section right now. Here's the (very cool) trailer:
