A review by sophiefrancoiselucie
Foulsham by Edward Carey

4.0

Well, that was an exciting sequel to Heap House! I absolutely adore the creativity of this story and cannot get enough of it. The illustrations which go along with the narrative are great, and just add up to the creepy atmosphere of it all. People turning into objects, objects turning into people, Victorian London, dark family secrets and a quirky main character: of course I'm in! I read the previous volume of while ago, but it seems to me that Foulsham is much more action-packed, which is nice. I'm not big on fights and chasings and physical stuff like that usually, but it was very pleasant here because it made some sort of sense (as long as you consider that talking with objects make sense) and it was not too much. The only detail would be the writing I guess. Sometimes, it feels like the author is trying too hard to have a style. But he already has one without this weird - and sometimes annoying - way of being too much. Because his writing is good and he knows how to convey absurdity and make me laugh out loud (which may not be worth a lot but still, I wanted to mention it). And it's a shame there's this dark speck, because really, this is a good series. It's fresh, creative and funny!