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I finished reading Mister Magic two nights ago and gave it 4 stars out of 5 on Goodreads, taking off a star mostly because the message became a little overwrought toward the end. The last 4-5 chapters were a slog, but the rest of the book? Fantastic, creative, and genuinely scary.
( Plot and Mild Critique ).
Favorite character: Javi! Hands down.
Top three scares:
1) the silhouette at the top of the basement stairs with a blanket around its shoulders -- the way it silently opens one corner of the blanket to invite Val in, the way Isaac always does. But it's not Isaac.
2) The scene where Val finds a black thread in the scar on her palm and tugs it out, releasing an odor of infection and rot, and... well, hopefully you read the scene.
3) The simple concept of that strange house where Mister Magic was filmed, with windows stretching up to the sixth floor, no doors on any of the bedrooms, a TV in every room ... and the TVs come on at night of their own volition, and as Val walks down the stairs, she suddenly realizes she's lost count of what floor she's on ... and what if she accidentally walks down those stairs and right into the dreadful basement, where the portal is waiting?
( Plot and Mild Critique ).
Favorite character: Javi! Hands down.
Top three scares:
1) the silhouette at the top of the basement stairs with a blanket around its shoulders -- the way it silently opens one corner of the blanket to invite Val in, the way Isaac always does. But it's not Isaac.
2) The scene where Val finds a black thread in the scar on her palm and tugs it out, releasing an odor of infection and rot, and... well, hopefully you read the scene.
3) The simple concept of that strange house where Mister Magic was filmed, with windows stretching up to the sixth floor, no doors on any of the bedrooms, a TV in every room ... and the TVs come on at night of their own volition, and as Val walks down the stairs, she suddenly realizes she's lost count of what floor she's on ... and what if she accidentally walks down those stairs and right into the dreadful basement, where the portal is waiting?
