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Gr 6 Up—Shadows House has an excellent premise: there exists a mansion filled with mysterious, faceless shadow nobles who must use living dolls to express themselves. It promises a creepy atmosphere stuffed with lore. Unfortunately, it does not deliver on that premise. The book's tone is all over the place but frequently settles on slice-of-life comedy with the occasional horror-adjacent interlude. Tragically, ev...Log In or Sign Up to Read More