Earlier this year I read another of Sebastian’s books ‘Asylum of the Fairy-tale Creatures’, which I really enjoyed. So I expected another fantastically creepy read from this one and I wasn’t disappointed. This book starts in the 1800’s and we learn of ‘Boy’ and how he came to be ‘The Boy in the Cemetery’. This was really fascinating, and really drew me into the book.
Reading about the consumption and his mother was really touching. The book then fast forwards to a time when a family move in to a house that overlooks boy’s cemetery and the Carrie-Anne is instantly fascinated by it.
I really felt for Carrie-Anne, her father was a terrible person and the people she encountered at school weren’t much better. Then she meets Boy. I adored their friendship, it was really sweet and charming, despite the unusualness of Boy and the circumstances in which they meet and spend time together.
This book took the awesome creepiness from ‘Asylum’ and raised it to another level. The description of where Boy lives is outstanding and incredibly visual, as is the rest of the book. However the rat eating scene stays with me to this day, gruesome! Of course this is exactly what I was expecting and it is the perfect read for someone who is after a new good—kind of creepy fairy tale.
Published by: Carina
Gratefully received from the Publisher for review.