Sunday, 13 March 2016

15. Home Improvement Undead Edition by Various Authors


BOOK REVIEW: Home Improvement Undead Edition by various authors

When you read the term home improvement, the first thing your mind conjures up is of the image of a hunky interior designer suggesting wallpaper patterns or maybe a third-degree-burns hot chick who happens to be an architect cum horticulturist who just might give you tips on creating a magical garden fit for a fairy princess. Has it ever occurred to you that goblins could build a house with a snap of their fingers or a dragon hidden underground while you were tilling the earth for your new garden?  No? Jump right into this book.

The editors of the New York Times bestselling Death’s Excellent Vacation bring home a captivating collection – including a Sookie Stackhouse story.

There’s nothing like home renovation for finding skeletons in the closet (believe me, after reading this book you won’t think of this phrase as a saying anymore) or otherworldly portals in the attic. Now, for any homeowner who’s ever wondered, “What’s that creaking sound?” and for fans of how-to television who’d like a little unreality mixed in with their reality shows, editors Charlaine Harris and Toni L. P. Kelner present the paranormal perils of do-it-yourself.

Sookie Stackhouse resides in these pages, in “If I Had a Hammer”, and New York Times bestselling authors Patricia Briggs, James Grady, Heather Graham, and Melissa Marr, plus 9 other outstanding writers, have constructed more frightening and funny fixer-upper tales to give a fresh take on why there really is no place like home.


This roller coaster read is packed to the brim with delightful, entertaining and sometimes chilling stories of the DIY movement. With black humour interspersed within the short stories, readers will be glued to their seats till they get to the last page of this book. Now where did I keep the wall paint mixed with werewolf blood?

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