You’re In For A Scare……Keep In A Cold Dark Place ~ Review and Giveaway

Posted: June 14, 2017 in Children's books, giveaways, horror, reviews
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Keep in a Cold, Dark Place
Michael F. Stewart
Publication date: May 18th 2017
Genres: Horror, Middle-Grade

My Review

I can’t resist a good horror tale, and I very much enjoy ones spun for kids. I sure wish there had been more like this when I was young. But, you’re never too old to enjoy a gem like this.

Being a sweet, kind-hearted lass, Limpy doesn’t know any better when she places the box of eggs she discovered in the sun to warm. When one of the eggs hatches and out pops a cute little critter, she’s overjoyed. But then another egg hatches, and another. And what started as a kind act turns into horror.

Picturing what hatches from one of the eggs, I immediately thought of an evil Tribble or, if you’ve seen Critters, one of those rolling furry things with the sharp pointy teeth. But that’s just when it and it’s litter mates first get started. They eat. They grow. They change. And they are always hungry, always eating. And they don’t discriminate. From produce to living things, such as, perhaps, a cat, it all looks good to them. What could be next? Maybe a human child? Or an adult? That’s more food.

I ate this story up faster than you can say Keep In A Cold Dark Place. There’s a sense of foreboding right from the start. Limpy is a delightful and resourceful young girl. The creatures are cute, then not so cute. And the writing flows nicely, the author keeping the atmosphere building and the tension high.

A scary good story for young lovers of horror and us older fans of things that go bump in the night.

  4 Stars

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Synopsis

Reaching for her dream, Limpy unleashes a cute, fluffy, NIGHTMARE …

Keep in a cold, dark place. That’s what’s written like some ancient law on every bag of potatoes the family farms. And it’s where Limpy fears she will always remain.

It’s also carved on a box of spheres she discovers in the cellar. Spheres that hatch.

Cute at first, the creatures begin to grow. Then the chickens disappear. The cat is hunted. And something sets the barn ablaze. To survive, Limpy will need to face her greatest fear. The whole family will. Or they may end up in a cold, dark place indeed.

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Author Michael F. Stewart

Michael F. Stewart is winner of both the 2015 Claymore Award and the 2014 inaugural Creation of Stories Award for best YA novel at the Toronto International Book Fair.

He likes to combine storytelling with technology and pioneered interactive storytelling with Scholastic Canada, Australia, and New Zealand’s, anti-cyberbullying program Bully For You. In addition to his award winning Assured Destruction series, he has authored four graphic novels with Oxford University Press Canada’s Boldprint series. Publications of nonfiction titles on Corruption and Children’s Rights are published by Scholastic and early readers are out with Pearson Education.

For adults, Michael has written THE SAND DRAGON a horror about a revenant prehistoric vampire set in the tar sands, HURAKAN a Mayan themed thriller which pits the Maya against the MS-13 with a New York family stuck in the middle, 24 BONES an urban fantasy which draws from Egyptian myth, and THE TERMINALS–a covert government unit which solves crimes in this realm by investigating them in the next.

Herder of four daughters, Michael lives to write in Ottawa where he was the Ottawa Public Library’s first Writer in Residence. To learn more about Michael and his next projects visit his website at www.michaelfstewart.com or connect via Twitter @MichaelFStewart.

Michael is represented by Talcott Notch.

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Comments
  1. Mary Preston says:

    A great cover. My daughter will love this too.

  2. I love that book cover! I used to watch all those Critter type films so this might be something I’d enjoy!

    • fuonlyknew says:

      I know. It’s so cute and so creepy at the same time. I loved Critters. Got all of them on DVD. LOL

  3. I love horror and MG horror as well they’re so much fun and imaginative! This sounds like something I would ref enjoy as well! Great review! 🙂

    • fuonlyknew says:

      I love horror. And I read a lot of MG horror. I started a Kid’s Korner review feature and plenty of the books I share are in this genre.

  4. I reviewed this one too, but I thought of Gremlins. Guess because you watch more movies than I do, you had a wider selection of critters to choose from. I loved it too and how can you not fall for Limpy. Just the name made me want to know more her.
    sherry @ fundinmental

    • fuonlyknew says:

      I thought of Gremlins too and forgot to mention them. So cute and cuddly, then so hungry and dangerous. LOL Enjoyed your review, Sherry! How funny that we posted on the same day!

  5. Aww he looks kind a cute! (The monster on the cover…) 😀

  6. Anne says:

    Thanks for this intriguing feature and giveaway. I love Ottawa, and have visited many times. Such a special city since I am Canadian I appreciate the beauty and setting. What a talented author.

  7. taylordeanbooks says:

    Reminds me of both Critters and Gremlins!! But I love the twist the author has put into this story for kids. So cute! Or maybe not so cute. Haha.

  8. feeroberts64 says:

    I’ve been hearing a lot about this book lately. It has my curiosity piqued!

  9. Lilyn G says:

    I entered the giveaway even though I’ve already read and reviewed it. I wants a print copy of this lovely book!!

    • fuonlyknew says:

      I’d love a print copy too. I will often reread print books more than ebooks and I just love owning them:)

  10. The cover is fantastic, and I am curious about the creature.

  11. Sally Hill says:

    This looks fab! My daughter loves horror!

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