Kritterkreep

KRITTERCREEP

By:  J.D. Gordon

FIRST SENTENCE

“A crisp autumn breeze scattered colorful leaves over the streets and sidewalks as Andy Biggs shuffled home from school.”

SUMMARY
from goodreads

Andy Biggs new life in the “burbs” is about to take a turn for the worse.  An uninvited guest has moved into the stately old Victorian home he shares with his mom, new stepdad and baby sister.  This weird little demon in a zoot suit has nothing but mischief on its mind and threatens to destroy Andy’s home, school life and even his sanity.  And when Andy enlists the aid of a pretty girl with a mysterious past, his whole world turns upside down in a battle of good vs evil against the dreaded “Kritterkreep.”

REVIEW

A Kritterkreep is a very annoying little man in a 1920’s zoot suit.  It seems that this particular Kritterkreep (aka The Freak) was on a mission to torment Andy.  Now I like paranormal stories as much as the next girl, but this creature had no positive qualities.  He was just plain mean.  I think I would have liked the story better if The Freak also had a soft side.  Man, I felt bad for Andy.

The character that I did like was Elsa.  She came into the story near the end and I liked everything about her.  I wish she had been around earlier in the book because her character was the day to the Kritterkreep’s night.

For a middle grade book, the story moved a little too slow for my taste.  I tried, but it just wasn’t a good fit for me.  Perhaps a younger reader would appreciate it more.  Thank you to J.D. Gordon for sending this book for me to review.

RATING

3        Plot

3        Characters

3        Attention Grabbing

3        Girlie Meter

3        Ending

15      TOTAL

3        STARS