A Wistful Tale of Gods, Men and Monsters (Hardcover)

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Nothing some extensive editing won't fix. As it stands, the author's surprisingly original ideas based on actually solid background research as to North American ghoulies and ghosties were butchered by poor writing, long-windedness, telling instead of showing and an unbelievable amount of typos a...

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Nothing some extensive editing won't fix. As it stands, the author's surprisingly original ideas based on actually solid background research as to North American ghoulies and ghosties were butchered by poor writing, long-windedness, telling instead of showing and an unbelievable amount of typos a...

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Starts off rough like the author is shooting for as many thesaurus-worthy words as he can fit in each sentence. Meg-love of similes. This path continues through the book. Definitely had need of serious editing. Very first chapter, author leaves the reader hanging when the two kids split up in the...

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Around Halloween the towns folk of Brunswick, New York notice a spate of gruesome deaths. William and Lilly, two children, realize the murders were committed by Williams stepmother Anne, a shapeshifter. With the help of the children, the townspeople hunt down the monster.

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A Wistful Tale of Gods, Men, and Monsters by David Ruggerio is set in the tiny New York village of Brunswick. It's a postcard perfect autumnal setting, with lovely cider-worthy orchards, fields of giant orange pumpkins, golden rows of corn and wheat, and that close-knit feel that only rural hamle...