Oh, no, I phrased that wrong. I meant I always anticipate the reveals, and my guesses are usually right, so everything seems super obvious to me and I end up being grumpy about it. Then I wonder if it actually was obvious all along, or if I’m just some kind of storyguessing genius.

Except on those rare, wonderful occasions when the author manages to trick me. I love it when an author tricks me.

That is probably a good idea, though I have no doubt you’ll enjoy the other two. I consider this the best because I liked the framing story the best of all three framing stories. The individual tales are every bit as creepy. The least of all three for me was the second book and even then I liked it very much. You have me aching to re-read these. May have to pull them out to read aloud to the family in October.

Thanks! You are so kind! I’m excited to be back. 😀

IT IS TRUE. I am slightly morbid. That’s why I like the folk songs where everyone dies also. Those are the ones I always want to learn to play on my guitar. 😀

Oh, good to know this one’s the best! Then I can go into the other ones without sky high expectations — that’s never easy for a book to live up to!

Thank you! It’s good to be back!

Aw, but you had us. Other people have less scaredy-cat children.

You’re not a crappy reader! You’re like the perfect reader. The writers don’t want you anticipating their reveals, then they’d feel like they’d been super obvious about what was going to happen.

I would have cried if I’d read this book as an actual child. I can only read it now because I’m very much older and have become clear on the fact that ghosts aren’t real

I’m going to! At some point. I have so many library books on my Kindle right now it’s ridiculous. :p

lol lol lol lol lol