After English class the next day we had a free period. Morris and his trio had permission to practice on the stage, and so did Del; the club performances were now only three weeks away.
Peter Straub – Shadowland
[This is supposed to be a horror novel but so far (around p. 100) it reads like a rather dark boarding school story for kids. I’m a little disappointed. And bored.]
where is that picture from? “some were friendly”
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It’s by Shaun Tam. More info here: https://kalafudra.wordpress.com/about-the-header/
[…] As I said before, Shadowland starts out as a rather normal boarding school story, if rather dark and with a lot of foreshadowing. This is not generally something bad but if the book is touted as a horror novel, I expect differently. And when I choose a horror novel to read, I want differently. Now, I read a good third of the book (maybe closer to half of it) and the book just didn’t pick up pace. […]