[If we're on medicine field, you should know that someone in coma, brain-dead, isn't lying on a comfortable bed with family around waiting for a relative's death. Now this isn't a ghost story in the way that it's scary and frightening. The author took everything I loved about the first book and amped it up to version 2.0. The Looking Glass uses Wormhole technology. If the answer is none, then realize you’re actually in a religious discussion, one more zealot arguing with another.”. I liked his character Theo Cray. I say almost only because there is nothing like the first love, the first intro to a beloved character, story and author. We strive to support our community! I am at a place in my life where I thought there was no hope. When contacted by the father of a missing boy, Cray travels to LA to help him and becomes embroiled in another search for a serial murderer. Of course the character has a way of thinking that makes him what he is and gives him the ability to see thing differently than most of us so my not understanding him isn't a complaint. The Looking Glass, 823 South Oak Park Ave, Oak Park, IL 708 434 5515 books@thelookingglassbooks.com 708 434 5515 books@thelookingglassbooks.com See all formats and editions Hide other formats and editions. I highly recommend both "The Naturalist" and this sequel. Teenage Alice Montgomery wakes up following a near death accident in a ghost house, haunted by its former witchy resident. I did, however, skim. Disappointing! We’d love your help. She will have to figure out the prison the old B&B has become before it’s too late and she is never able to leave. She is surprised when she wakes up and doesn't know what's happened to her or why she can hear voices, but can't see anyone...until she looks in the mirror. I judged a book by it’s cover…there I said it, I saw this cover, then read the name and thought ” I love this” then I read the synopsis…”Find the diary, break the curse, step through The Looking Glass”…Goosebumps anyone? Looking Glass lived up to it's predecessor and was everything I hoped it would be. I think one of the creepiest things about The Looking Glass was the way it made me feel so claustrophobic. Review: LOOKING GLASS by Andrew Mayne [The Naturalist, Book 2] LOOKING GLASS is the eagerly-awaited second novel/scientific thriller/criminal mystery in author/illusionist Andrew Mayne' s super fantastic THE NATURALIST Series. This was definitely a surprise! Be the first to ask a question about The Looking Glass. If your reading taste is anywhere close to mine, I feel entitled to say: DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME WITH THIS BOOK. I enjoyed the book, despite the violence, since the violence was meant to stop more violence. I adored the first book and the second was nearly as good. I still really like the protagonist, but the plot of Looking Glass lost the gritty, science-driven crime novel feel and replaced it with a glitzed up CIA conspiracy theory line. Of course the character has a way of thinking that makes him what he is and gives him the ability to see thing differently than most of us so my not understanding him isn't a complaint. Not as good as The Naturalist. Started out okay, but I slowly lost interest in the story and the characters---or should I say "character" because 80% of this book is about this one girl, Alice, running around a ghost house trying to get out. We are truly not just another used bookstore! Price New from Used from Hardcover "Please retry" — — — Hardcover, Unabridged, January 1, 1960: $39.95 — Welcome back. Alice had hit her head while swimming in the hotel pool, but now her spirit is stuck in a strange, 19th century version of the hotel while her body is in a coma in her own time. Great story! Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. I've decided that I would probably read just about anything by this author. Alice is staying at a hotel with her family. Theo thinks there might be a serial killer operating for years under the radar targeting preteen boys. "Without the supernatural bent." Sign up with your email address to receive all the news about store updates, classes, specials and more! The Looking Glass had a very interesting premise and interesting characters. Cray agrees to look into it, and finds that a killer called the "Toy Man'' has been stalking, enticing and murdering young, black boys for years. The Looking Glass book. The first book begins in the warm outdoors, on the 4th of May; uses frequent changes in size as a plot device; and draws on the imagery of playing cards. Exams I needed to study for..work to go to..classes to pay attention in. Such person is being mechanically ventilated with tube in its trachea, plugged to multiple monitors etc. But he is disillusioned by the trade-offs the government is willing to tolerate. This tale is about Alice, who decides that diving off of a swimming board was a great idea until she bashed her head on the bottom of the pool. Elizabeth Blackwell lived at the hotel in the 19th century. My worries were unfounded. Alice is staying at a hotel with her family. It was similar to the way I felt when I read Stephen King's Under the Dome--trapped and a bit panicked. I finally sat down today and made myself finish it. Even the ending was pretty disappointing. Start by marking “Looking Glass (The Naturalist, #2)” as Want to Read: Error rating book. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. As he outpaces the FBI team's short sighted investigation, he's confronted with official push back originating from an unexpected source. Thank you for signing up for our email list! Can it see the future of one timeline? I LOVED the first Theo Cray thriller and I recently purchased the rest of the series to date and having read book 2 I'm glad I did. There is a lot of heart in this little novel, and there are several moments that are beautifully painful. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. it wasn't bad, but it wasn't my favorite. Professor Theo Cray has a reputation as a rogue scientist willing to do anything to catch a killer. We are your one stop shop for all gift giving occasions! I really wanted to like this book because I love this kind of ghost story/supernaturalish/time travelish/out of body experience kind of book. Elizabeth Blackwell lived at the hotel in the 19th century. Now in an epic bout of insta-karma, she's stuck in a dreamlike world watching her world go by through mirrors. This story made a huge impression on me, and Andrew Mayne has already been added to my "just buy it" list. I loved the Naturalist (book 1 which I also reviewed), but book two in the series, Looking Glass, while it was well worth the read, it wasn’t quite as good to me. Maybe I'm not reading the right ones? Amazingly different read for sure! I was really looking forward to this book. Slowly, she unravels the mystery behind the house--which involves a witch, a young woman driven to madness, and a long string of deaths. Why would you do this to me, Andrew Mayne?? I apologize ahead of time for the choppiness. April 15th 2014 This book and the book before it, about the same character, are hard reading for me, since I'm not sure I understand even half of what the character is thinking. I liked his character Theo Cray. Yes!!!! Spent too much time already. When I was first approached about a review of The Looking Glass, I was very intrigued. Or several timelines? I think the science and tech here are available at the highest levels of government (CIA, FBI, CDC, etc) but not available as inexpensive items you can just order off web sites as Theo does. The author took everything I loved about t. The Looking Glass, 823 South Oak Park Ave, Oak Park, IL. The killer is quite different in this story--a sort of Voodoo boogey man. Add a cute boy – Tony – and well, this story was a suspenseful, fun, gripping read. It's a more old fashioned version. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. The big bad in this story, the Toyman, gave me the heebie jeebies. All elements to a perfect ghostly story. It's a more old fashioned version. How could I pass this up? I had exams man. This review originally appeared on Books, Bones & Buffy, YA Debut Sets 'Romeo and Juliet' in 1920s Gangster Shanghai. The ending stretched the vigilante theme, and reality, a bit too far IMHO. Start by marking “The Looking Glass (The Looking Glass, #1)” as Want to Read: Error rating book. After an accident in the pool she discovers that nobody can hear or see her. by Thomas & Mercer. I'm the kind of person who will pick up and read a less known book, so you won't have to. Alice Montgomery isn't surprised when her younger brother picks a haunted hotel for their family vacation. This book was weird. First Sentence: Tiko kicked the deflated soccer ball down the alley, laughing as MauMau, the tan puppy with the chewed-up ear, chased it into the puddle, his too-big paws splattering mud and droplets everywhere. I felt that this book read very differently than other popular YA books - in a good way. My thanks to Thomas and Mercer publishing, and Netgalley for letting me read and review. I was instantly drawn into the story by Alice’s dilemma. This was a great book about teen Alice, who wakes up in a hotel lobby where she was staying with her family, except that nobody seems to be able to see her. His lone wolf style reminded me of my favorite book boyfriend Charlie Parker. I received this book for free from the Publisher in exchange for an honest review. Firsts can never really be duplicated but Looking Glass is an excellent second. His father knows better. Recommended. She’s trapped in a hotel while her body sits in a coma at a hospital. If you haven’t read these first two books in this amazing series, I suggest you do ASAP! "Without the supernatural bent."

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