Book of Ghosts...

Dear readers,
Are you afraid ghosts? Or do you live by horror flicks and novels? Today I will be reviewing Ruskin Bond's Favourite Ghost Stories from Around the World which is written by Ruskin Bond.
If you've read my previous horror book reviews such as '13: The Unlucky Number' which reviews the book Room 13 and 'The Other World...' which reviews the novel Coraline, you might have figured out that I prefer horror stories which don't keep you awake all night. And this exactly what this book is. It contains a number of interesting ghost stories but without frightening you to death.
This book contains a number of short stories from around the world and from other books. There are stories from Haiti, such as 'Toussel's Pale Bride,' 'When Glister Walked,' from Borneo, 'My Brother's Ghost Story' from Switzerland, 'The Undertaker' from Russia, 'Lalla Radha and the Churel' from India, 'The Boy Who Drew Cats' from Japan and so many more stories.
I really think these stories are entertaining and gripping, although you may need to use a dictionary for a few because some use older vocabulary that you may not know. The style of writing varies from the country and the author, but still the book has a great flow. Some authors in this book are Jerome K. Jerome, Amelia B. Edwards, Oscar Cook, Ruskin Bond himself and numerous other writers.
I recommend this book to ages 9 and above.
Ruskin Bond has written many other books such as The Blue Umbrella, Mr. Oliver's Diary, Crazy Times With Uncle Ken, Rusty Runs Away, Rusty: The Boy From the Hills and many more books. and short stories.

Falling Beneath Fairyland...

Hello guys!
Today I'm reviewing Catherynne M. Valente's The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There, the second book from the Fairyland series. Although there are characters and references to the first book, people, including myself, can enjoy it without reading the first book.
The book takes place about a year after the events of the first book.
With her father at war, September only has Sundays and a visit to Fairyland to look forward to. That's when she sees a strange rowboat...and suddenly, before she knows it, she's in Fairyland. But things are not jolly and sunny as they're supposed to be.
Shadows are being sucked into from Fairyland to Fairyland Below. September must find out why and stop it from happening... but that'll be difficult when the cause of it all is Halloween, the queen of Fairyland Below, and her own shadow.
Join September on a rollicking adventure with fairies, shadows, dragons and even a Minotaur!
This book is very enjoyable, and like I said before, you don't need to read the previous book, although you might want to.
The story-line is amazing and it really inspires you.
Catherynne M. Valente is an American author and poet. She has written over twenty books including The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making, The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two, The Girl Who Raced to Fairyland All the Way Home, The Girl Who Ruled Fairyland- For a Little While, The Boy Who Lost Fairyland, Six-Gun Snow White, The Labyrinth, The Folded World, Smoky and the Feast of Mabon, and many more.