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A review by mixxie67
The Mansion in the Mist by John Bellairs
1.0
Not his best. Not at all scary and badly edited. There is far too much 'telling' and not enough 'showing'. I had to wonder how a passage like this following get by his editor?
"When Miss Eells, Anthony, and Emerson came to, they felt very dizzy and scared to death."
After a quick google search I discovered Bellairs died in '91. This was published in '92. I guess it was an unfinished manuscript hastily cobbled together for print. Too bad as it could have been good. I noticed that "The Secret of the Underground Room" was published in '90 and that one was plenty creepy with all the characteristic Bellairs charm. It's good to know he had not lost his touch with age.
"When Miss Eells, Anthony, and Emerson came to, they felt very dizzy and scared to death."
After a quick google search I discovered Bellairs died in '91. This was published in '92. I guess it was an unfinished manuscript hastily cobbled together for print. Too bad as it could have been good. I noticed that "The Secret of the Underground Room" was published in '90 and that one was plenty creepy with all the characteristic Bellairs charm. It's good to know he had not lost his touch with age.