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Data de naixement: 1980-12-01
Gènere: male
Nacionalitat: Canada
Llocs de residència: Courtice, Ontario, Canada
Educació: York University, Toronto (BFA Film & Video Production)
Professions: Author
Librarian
Organitzacions: Horror Writers Association
International Thriller Writers
Premis i honors: Bram Stoker Award Nominee (2008)
Black Quill Award (2009)
Biografia breu: Joel A. Sutherland makes his living as a librarian, surrounded by books both at work and at home. His short fiction has appeared in various magazines and anthologies, and his first novel, Frozen Blood, was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award; an updated version will be released as a mass market paperback by Leisure Books in November 2010. He is also the author of Be a Writing Superstar!, a creative writing book for kids published by Scholastic. He's happiest when he's hanging out with his wife, Colleen, his newborn son, Charles, and their goldendoodle, Murphy. They live in Courtice, Ontario.

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House of Ash and Bone de Joel A. Sutherland

Ressenya escrita per a Crítics Matiners de LibraryThing .

I had high hopes for this book but in the end it just didn't appeal to me.

Josephine and her family are going to stay for a few days at a house they inherited from a great-aunt that none of them knew. The house is gigantic and isolated and just happens to be filled with all the things the people in the family love the best, books, musical instruments, art supplies, etc. (Just an aside here but the Mom seems to only love her family and have nothing for herself).
However, Josephine has a psychic gift that the others don't know about and is able to see the evil presence in the house. Can she save her family before it is too late?

The pacing was really slow with this novel until the last 50 or so pages. The majority of the sisters felt superfluous. Some of the plot points really didn't make sense. Overall pretty uneven.

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Deedledee | Hi ha 12 ressenyes més | May 5, 2024 |

House of Ash and Bone de Joel A. Sutherland

Ressenya escrita per a Crítics Matiners de LibraryThing .

This was a perfect book to read on a dark and stormy night. When Josephine and her family inherit a beautiful house in the woods of Vermont no one realizes it’s too good to be true except Josephine. Can she save them before it’s too late? Although I am no where near a young adult I enjoyed this and would recommend it to 7th-9th graders who love a scary story.

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Jillian_Kay | Hi ha 12 ressenyes més | Jan 28, 2024 |

House of Ash and Bone de Joel A. Sutherland

Ressenya escrita per a Crítics Matiners de LibraryThing .

A little on the cheesy side, but definitely dark. This read like a middle grade horror novel but with plenty of foul language. When Josephine and their family find out they have inherited a big old house in Canaan; the news couldn't have come at a better time. There family is in dire financial straights and this could be just the thing they need to get back on track. The house is big and creepy and better than they expected - there are five big bedrooms, one for each daughter and the rooms seem perfectly suited to each of them. So why does Josephine feel ill at ease? Soon her memory starts to go foggy and soon she starts to suspect that they aren't the only ones living in the house. Genuinely creepy at moments, but there was somehow both a lot and not a lot going on at the same time. Just an ok novel with a meh ending.… (més)

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ecataldi | Hi ha 12 ressenyes més | Dec 30, 2023 |

House of Ash and Bone de Joel A. Sutherland

Ressenya escrita per a Crítics Matiners de LibraryThing .

When a deceased unknown relative leaves Josephine's family a house, they go to check it out. Her family's memories seem to be mossy as soon as they arrive. Each room is perfect just for the sisters. The food, dropped off by the lawyer is the tastiest thing ever. Josephine has long has powers over other people that she carefully controls. And she alone seems to be immune to whatever is happening to her family. Although, she soon becomes aware of Dorcas, some kind of evil haunting the house that wants to trap her family there and feed off of them. There are some good twists and turns. It took me awhile to get through the book which probably led to a more disjointed reading experience for me.… (més)

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ewyatt | Hi ha 12 ressenyes més | Dec 20, 2023 |

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