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  THE GRAVEYARD BOOK ''The Graveyard Book'' is a book by best-selling author Neil Gaiman. I would describe it as a mystery and adventure book. I always love Neil Gaiman books, and this one was no exception Here's my review - by Lucía The book is about a boy being raised in a graveyard, while the man who killed his family is trying to murder him too. The boy is named Nobody (Bod, for short), and he lives a crazy life in the abandoned cemetery, with lots of adventures and rules he doesn't want to follow. The boy's mentor, Silas, is my favorite character since he is wise and I also love the way he is depicted: very dark. All of the characters have a lot of dimension, and are beautifully written. In the topic of writing: I love the way the book is written, and the research that was done for the ghosts is amazing, being taken into account that they all come from different eras and backgrounds. The end, though a bit predictable, is really emotional and I would rec...

 BOOK REVIEW: THE TURN OF THE SCREW The book I've read this Christmas is "The Turn of The Screw", a story with various film adaptations. Its author, Henry James, was considered to be among the greatest novelist by many. he died in 1916, with 51 books published. Here's my review - by Lucía WHAT IS IT ABOUT? 'The turn of the Screw' is a gothic and horror fiction book about a governess who convinces herself a remote country house is haunted, and tries to protect her children from the strange encounters. It starts, though, with scary tales being told by various families in a gathering. None of them are presented as true, until the governess' story. The reader is meant to think this one is factual, but reading, you wonder. The governess, in the story, in spite of being paranoid, doesn't leave behind her love desires. THE CHARACTERS First, the governess , who is sensitive and intelligent. She sees herself as a hero fighting against evil, an evil that, for a...

                                                                                               FIRE TRILOGY, ''CITY OF SMOKE''                                     --------------------------------------- This is a science-fiction trilogy wrote by Joana Marcús, a 22 spanish writer. She has received some important awards. This books were made in 2022, and now they're part of the most famous recent books in Spain.                                                                         ...