You know how you just can't seem to look away from the terrible reality of a train wreck? That was this book. It could use a good editor. The writing is bad. The story was bizarre. And yet I couldn't not finish it. That's the only reason I gave it the extra star. I will admit it was funny in many ways. Who would name the Lord of Hell Karl? The way many of the characters took a literal approach when responding to other characters was amusing, but I had to go back to reread some of the segments because it took a moment to figure out what everyone was actually saying. I didn't find the book scary. Sure, there were some tense moments, but that's not unusual for any book.

Strangely Funny is correct! This book makes for seriously interesting, mind-blowing, thoughtful hilarious reading! Definitely give this a try - leave your reality at the door & just let the tale take you places!! Looking forward to Book 2!!

I enjoyed reading this book. It wasn’t scary but it was very interesting. I enjoyed the dialogue. The plot was different and the solution was never explained but, like I said, I enjoyed the dialogue.

Wonderful story. Easy read. The story is told through the eyes of the Librarian, who sets out to find out who poisoned the last librarian. Many different storylines, add in a few quirky characters, plus a mystery to solve making it a enjoyable romp through the town of Eden.

I read a wide variety of books. As many have said this book was very intriguing and entertaining. I was really getting into the story and then it felt someone who didn't know the story wrote the ending. It was just "off" and I was left a bit confused and disappointed that I even read the book in the first place. It's OK, but meh.

Great book, spooky, but in a good way! Love all the intetesting characters and the suspense; I want all the details. I can't wait to read the next book.

I liked this book although starting it, I did not think I would. To say it is different is an understatement! I read a book every two nights but read this one in one. Could not put it down. It does not share My sense of humor as it is a dry one. I did not laugh much but smiled a lot. The compelling aspect of this book for me is the story. You have to read it to understand. I cannot explain it. But, I highly recommend it. It’s a FUN read and goes quickly. Read it.

This was such a fun book to read. The narrative style is unique. Yansky advances the story with sly little tricks and nudges it along in clever, interesting ways. Seemingly off-hand comments, on closer inspection, add layers of explanation and depth. The setting is also great fun. Eden is an isolated, sequestered area whose denizens are a collection of the lost and unusual. It wanders on the fringes of the edges of the world, occasionally intersecting with it but is clearly a separate place with its own rules. And what about “our” world? We get glimpses of it which show us that our world is much more supernatural than we believe. There is a matter of fact acceptance that the supernatural coexists naturally with the mundane. If that wasn’t enough there are wars and rumors of wars between the forces of good and evil. Light and dark. This is a world where religions and pantheons coexist and gods drop in to visit and are largely ignored. And our Librarian seems to be the center of it all. We’ll need to read the later books in the series to learn more. Oh yeah! And it turns out that this is actually a mystery! And there is a nascent romance waiting to blossom. Like I said, this was a fun book to read! Cheers!