In case you missed my initial review/fangirling, you can check it out here! Or if you're feeling lazy, here's my review in a nutshell:
JACKABY was the perfect mysterious, funny, quirky, a little dark and a lot fun book I was looking for. It doesn't take itself too seriously but is still really well done and has some great characters.
I mean seriously. SERIOUSLY.
Anyway, enough of rehashing what you already know to be true (my love for that book) and to present the new info! Please excuse the wonky formatting. The article is AMAZING though, so please be sure to click on the image to read more!
I loooove that reading has ALWAYS been a big part of William's life and that definitely shows in JACKABY. The references are subtle, but definitely enhance the story and make it smarter than your average paranormal mystery. As he concludes at the end, Jackaby is definitely a story that celebrates stories. And we love stories! YAY STORIES!
Okay, so if you haven't read the book yet, you definitely need to do that immediately! Let me (okay, Algonquin Press) help you out with that!
Thank you SO much to Kelly with Algonquin Press for allowing me to host this giveaway! And thank you to William Ritter for writing such a rad book, too.
Light-hearted, quirky books are kind of my schtick. If I won the giveaway it would be fun to ask my friends if they have read Jackaby and then laugh and say, "Of course not. How could you? It doesn't even come out until September 2014." But I just realized Septermber 2014 is only two weeks away now. Crap! Where did the summer go?
ReplyDeleteJust found out I won a free copy from this Giveaway. If I was talented enough to do a happy dance, I would. Thanks, Lisa, for sponsoring this contest!
DeleteIt was SOOOO good. I read it in one sitting and STILL can't stop thinking about it!! EEEP! Also how much do I LOVE Jackaby's twitter. The answer is probably too much ;)
ReplyDeleteI want to read Jackaby because I adore books that have a mix of quirkiness and darkness! This book sounds like it is right up my alley!
ReplyDeleteJackaby arrived in the mail today. Thanks again, Lisa!
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