{"id":4034,"date":"2018-02-16T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-16T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-09-12T14:59:48","modified_gmt":"2020-09-12T18:59:48","slug":"review-house-of-dark-shadows-by-robert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/review-house-of-dark-shadows-by-robert\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: The House of Dark Shadows by Robert Liparulo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1055\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Book01_houseofdarkshadows_hires.jpg?resize=263%2C400\" width=\"263\" \/><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"font-size: 12.8px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/House-Dark-Shadows-Dreamhouse-Kings\/dp\/1595547274\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1516896728&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=house+of+dark+shadows\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">Buy from Amazon<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">When fifteen-year-old Xander and his family move into an old, abandoned house in the middle of a dense forest outside of a small California town, they discover that not only are some of the rooms portals into other places, but that malevolent forces are at work.<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">Series: Dreamhouse Kings (Book 1)<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">Genre: YA Fantasy<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">Publisher:&nbsp;Thomas Nelson (May 6, 2008)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">Page Count: 306 pages<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">When I was a young teen, my sister had this book on her shelf. After sneaking the reading the back cover copy, I begged her to let me read it, but my sister was stingy so she said no. Nine years later I bought the book at Realm Makers because I&#8217;m an adult now and I can buy what I want XD<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><\/span><br \/>\n<!-- more --><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">The Plot:<\/span>&nbsp;Strangely, this book didn&#8217;t have a very motivating plot yet it kept me reading. Most of the story revolved around the family debating to stay in this new house or not. I still kept reading because I wanted to know what was up with this freaking house&#8211;and&nbsp;because&nbsp;I rarely ever DNF. XD I also really liked Liparulo&#8217;s writing style in this book. It&#8217;s much smoother compared to other books I&#8217;ve read of his. There&#8217;s also some mammoth twists that really threw me.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">The Characters:<\/span>&nbsp;I really fell in love with the King family. I liked all of the details about their family quirks like how the kids were all named after kings and queens, including Toria (Like me. I was named after Queen Victoria as well). They felt like a real family. I really liked Xander&#8217;s interest in film and I sympathized with him having to move abruptly from home and trying to make new friends. I also love the sibling relationship between him and David. I&#8217;ve haven&#8217;t read a story in a while that had a really good overall family. It was refreshing.<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">The Setting:&nbsp;<\/span>Most of the book is set in the titular house which is large and creepy and without giving too much away it has a lot of unique things about it.<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Epic Things:&nbsp;<\/span>I love how many pop culture references are in this book. XD David and Xander reference&nbsp;<i>The Lord of the Rings&nbsp;<\/i>and&nbsp;<i>Supernatural,&nbsp;<\/i>among others. And David used video game strategy in one part of the book.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">The Theme:<\/span>&nbsp;Family is the biggest thing. Everything the Kings do they do as a family and&nbsp;they&nbsp;value that bond greatly.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Content Cautions:&nbsp;<\/span>Dead bodies, severed limbs, and a heart exploding are portrayed but not in great detail.<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif; font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">What We Can Take Away&nbsp;For&nbsp;Our Writing:<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><b>1.) An Accurate POV &#8211;<\/b>&nbsp;When I took one of Robert Liparulo&#8217;s classes at Realm Makers, he spoke about how he got into character for Xander and David. He actually decided to become a young boy for a month. He ate everything his of age sons ate, he played the games they did, and so on and this really paid off. You couldn&#8217;t tell that a thirty-year-old man wrote this point of view. You really felt in the POV of the boys<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><b>How this can be applied to writing:<\/b>&nbsp;Have you thought of doing extreme things to get&nbsp;into&nbsp;the point of view of your characters?<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Conclusion:<\/span>&nbsp;I enjoyed this book. I would have preferred a motivated plot, but I&#8217;m sure the next book will have plenty of that.<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"54\" data-original-width=\"255\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/three-star-rating3.gif\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif; font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">About the Author:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"background-color: white; clear: both; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nicoleodell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Robert-Liparulo.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; color: #0b5394; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nicoleodell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Robert-Liparulo.png?ssl=1\" style=\"border: none; position: relative;\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"background-color: white;\">I&#8217;ve been writing since before I could drive. Short stories, investigative&nbsp;exposes,&nbsp;celebrity profiles, editorials, business columns, radio dramas, screenplays&#8211;you name it. For the last few years, I&#8217;ve focused on novels. I&#8217;m the author of the thrillers &#8220;Comes a Horseman,&#8221; &#8220;Germ,&#8221; &#8220;Deadfall,&#8221; &#8220;Deadlock,&#8221; &#8220;The 13th Tribe,&#8221; and the young adult series Dreamhouse Kings&#8211;&#8220;House of Dark Shadows,&#8221; &#8220;Watcher in the Woods,&#8221; &#8220;Gatekeepers,&#8221; &#8220;Timescape,&#8221; &#8220;Whirlwind,&#8221; and &#8220;Frenzy.&#8221;<\/span><br style=\"background-color: white;\" \/><span style=\"background-color: white;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white;\"><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white;\">Several of my books have been sold or optioned by Hollywood producers. All of them are in various stages of production. I&#8217;m also working on an original screenplay with Andrew Davis (director of &#8220;The Fugitive&#8221; and &#8220;The Guardian). I wrote the screenplay for Ted Dekker&#8217;s &#8220;Blessed Child.&#8221; My short story &#8220;Kill Zone&#8221; appears in the James Patterson-edited anthology &#8220;Thriller,&#8221; and my essay on Thomas Perry&#8217;s &#8220;The Butcher&#8217;s Boy&#8221; can be found in the anthology &#8220;Thriller: 100 Must Reads.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"background-color: white;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"background-color: white;\">Check out his&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertliparulo.com\/\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #0b5394;\">website<\/a><span style=\"background-color: white;\">,&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/LiparuloFans\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #0b5394;\">Facebook<\/a><span style=\"background-color: white;\">,&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/230226.Robert_Liparulo\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #0b5394;\">Goodreads<\/a><span style=\"background-color: white;\">&nbsp;and&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobertLiparulo\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #0b5394;\">Twitter<\/a><span style=\"background-color: white;\">!<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"background-color: white;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white;\"><b><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">Other books by this author I&#8217;ve reviewed:<\/span><\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"background-color: white;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2013\/10\/the-13th-tribe-by-robert-liparalo.html\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">The 13th Tribe<\/span><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"background-color: white;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2015\/12\/a-book-review-of-judgement-stone-by.html\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">The Judgment Stone<\/span><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Buy from Amazon When fifteen-year-old Xander and his family move into an old, abandoned house in the middle of a dense forest outside of a small California town, they discover that not only are some of the rooms portals into other places, but that malevolent forces are at work. 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