Janice M. Del Negro
Hardcover | Pages: 64 pages Rating: 3.52 | 95 Users | 33 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Passion and Poison: Tales of Shape-Shifters, Ghosts, and Spirited Women |
| ISBN: | 076145361X (ISBN13: 9780761453611) |
| Edition Language: | English |
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Janice M. Del Negro’s unique storyteller’s voice enlivens this collection of eight original tales about strong, resolute females.Define Containing Books Passion and Poison: Tales of Shape-Shifters, Ghosts, and Spirited Women
| Title | : | Passion and Poison: Tales of Shape-Shifters, Ghosts, and Spirited Women |
| Author | : | Janice M. Del Negro |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 64 pages |
| Published | : | September 1st 2007 by Skyscape (first published August 2007) |
| Categories | : | Horror. Short Stories. Fantasy. Paranormal. Fiction. Young Adult. Ghosts |
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Ratings: 3.52 From 95 Users | 33 ReviewsComment On Containing Books Passion and Poison: Tales of Shape-Shifters, Ghosts, and Spirited Women
I really enjoyed the tone of the author but found the seven familiar (or with familiar motifs) tales in this slim volume not scary or eerie enough. There exists always a promising build-up but the readers are left short of truly gruesome, horrific, or surprising endings. The cover design is quite effective, with raised blood-red title print, but the interior illustrations are uneven and less than accomplished in many cases. The very good cover art is done by Vincent Natale, but the illustrationI was hoping this would be good to recommend to scary-stories fans, but Vivian Vande Velde's All Hallow's Eve leaves it far, far in the dust. The pencil illustrations are bit odd, and I find the one on p. 19 to be creepy for all the wrong reasons. These might be interesting to try aloud or as storytelling with older kids, though.
This short collection collection of short spooky tales contains both new and retold stories. I was glad to find a note at the end admitting the borrowings, but it still seemed a bit strange to me to mix folk tales with originals, especially as most of altered elements are the weaker ones. Her retelling of the English story "Mr. Fox," is pretty much a shorter, less detailed version of the original. She doesn't add anything stylistically and removes some plot elements -- what's the point?
A collection of just-spooky-enough stories for storytelling or to read aloud - Janice's voice comes through loud and clear.
Cute; and a very easy read. Some of the stories didnt seem to fit the motif and thus left me a bit confused but that isnt always a bad thing.
Seven creepy, super-natural stories that defy logic and reason, retold from traditional folklore. They are scary without being blatant and unnerving without being haunting. Storytelling at its best.
I picked up this book because I was in the mood for some scary and haunting tales. Well I have to say while the stories were not that scary. My definition of scary is something that gives you chills, makes you look over your shoulder a few times, and even having you tuck your blanket up to your chin when you go to bed. A book or story does not have to have all three criterias to make me happy but if it does than it is a keeper. So this is one of the reasons I could not give this book five stars.
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