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Let your imagination take you there

Advantages: spooky and full of suspense, not his usual gore
Disadvantages: ends too soon, i read it forever.

“A cottage was found in the heart of the forest. It was charming maybe, a little run-down, but so peaceful - a magical haven for creativity and love. But the cottage had an alternative side - the bad magic. What happened there was horrendous beyond ...

pagan 30.04.2001 · Read full review
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Review of The Magic Cottage - James Herbert

The Magic Cottage - James Herbert

Advantages: Not to frightening so good if you like mild horror.
Disadvantages: Not frightening and quite hard to understand why things happen.

James Herbert is a horror writer and while he is very well known and popular I don’t think I have enjoyed many of his books. He started out by writing quite physically frightening books – what can be any scarier than oversize man eating rats a ...

muppetbabe 02.02.2012 · Read full review
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Review of The Magic Cottage - James Herbert

NATRUALLY MAGIC

Advantages: good storyline easy to read without getting lost, lots of detail
Disadvantages: If you are thinking of a bedtime read, think again..youll be there all night

Do you remember the first time you brought your own house? Can you remember what drew you to the house? Was it the number? The Garden? Or was just a gut feeling about the place? Did you fall in love with the atmosphere of the house? Or was it all pre de ...

chrissiepops 28.06.2001 · Read full review
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The Magic Cottage

Advantages: Interesting .... ish
Disadvantages: Not very scary or fast paced

...sets off at a slow pace and then stays that way. There is one or two intriguing bits to it which is probably the reason why, despite its lack of a real scare factor it does keep you engrossed till the end. This though isn’t because the story is t ...

Mickm9 20.12.2000 · Read full review
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Magic Cottage - Not So Magical For Me

Advantages: It's By James Herbert
Disadvantages: Quite Frustrating

...James Herbert and all his work, I think I own nearly ever book he has written, so of course I have to read them all. I have to say though I am not a fan of this particular book. It starts well, telling you all about the 2 ...

purplifried 02.01.2007 · Read full review
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