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1 author picked The Dark Portal as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Robin Jarvis scared the living snot out of me as a kid and when I reread his books as an adult…. Same thing happens.
The Deptford Mice trilogy is a wonderfully scary series, with characters you love and root for and completely forget that they’re smaller than a baby potato. He is a brilliant storyteller and I recommend all his books to you if you’re over nine years old.
(Says the person who gifted them to an eight-year-old and caused nightmares.)
From Nat's list on The best books to read in bed when it’s raining outside.
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