Genre : Horror Published : 2007 Format : Paperback Pages : 472

He was the one who had moved them in . The man and his daughter . He wasn’t going to tell anyone about it , not for as long as he lived . “

Summary : In Cold War era Sweden a series of murders occurs and a certain 12 year old boy named Oskar is obsessed with them . You see Oskar is experiencing pretty brutal bullying on a daily basis and he doesn’t feel like he can do anything about it . That changes one day when he meets his neighbour , a girl named Eli ( well not quite a girl and not really Eli , it’s complicated ) . As the two bond they strengthen each other to confront their issues . Wow this sounds like a good coming of age story about the power of friendship … if you leave out the fact that it has vampires , rape , forced eunuchization of a child , and a whole lot of mental illness issues .

He got up and left the bathroom ; Didn’t wipe up the drop of blood . Let someone see it , let them wonder . Let them think someone had been killed here , because someone had been killed here . And for the hundredth time . “

Review : Oh boy , so let me start this by saying this is a great book . The dark and cold atmosphere combined with great child psychology makes for an impactful narrative . It left me feeling the same way “The Ruins” by Scott Smith did , meaning I was pretty bummed out for a few days afterward in a good way if that makes any sense . That being said the book is not for everyone , would recommend only to people strong of heart .

I don’t know . That’s how it is with me at any rate . And then when I wake up I’m … little again . And weak . That’s when I need help . That’s maybe why I’ve been able to survive . Because I’m small . And people want to help me . But … for very different reasons . “

Recommendations : Books 1. The Ruins by Scott Smith 2. Let’s Go Play At The Adams’ by Mendal Johnson 3. Lolita by Vladimir Nabakov 4. Cycle of the Werewolf by Stephen King 5. Dracula by Bram Stoker

Songs : 1. Always – Saliva 2. Hell Frozen Rain – Mary Elizabeth McGlynn 3. Devil Woman – Cliff Richard 4. Janie’s Got A Gun – Aerosmith 5. Don’t Stand So Close To Me – The Police

Movies : 1. Let The Right One In (2008) 2. Let Me In (2010) 3. Orphan (2009) 4. Hard Candy (2005) 5. The Crow (1994)