Over Sea, Under Stone

from bookwyrmm

I had forgotten how much I love older - British - fantasies until I started reading this. The mood set with the twisty, secretive Grey House is just right for a fantasy adventure, especially when you through in the enigma of a great-uncle and the mysterious strangers. An excellent read, but slowe...

from kraaivrouw

This is a lovely beginning to a wonderful series. I was fortunate enough to have read these several times as a kid and now several times as an adult. They are always pleasing and are among the books I wish I could re-read for the very first time. This first book in the series is a very British so...

from ImperfectCJ

Dark and deliciously suspenseful. I'm a little surprised it wasn't too dark and deliciously suspenseful for my somewhat sensitive children, but they usually have more trouble with movies than with books so maybe I shouldn't be surprised. I'm glad, though, because I enjoyed the book and now we can...

from PhoebeReading

My initial reaction was that this felt well-worn: a Lewisian family of British children, summering in Cornwall, find a mysterious passageway behind a wardrobe. However, my initial reaction was dead wrong. The characters here are exceedingly well-drawn. The Drew children are bratty, catty, prone t...

from lycomayflower

In this young adult novel, three children staying in Cornwall for their summer holidays discover a manuscript which leads them to the Holy Grail. Their great uncle Merry helps and protects them in their quest, and they must avoid the dangerous "enemies" who seek the grail for their own evil purpo...