Rebbie's Reviews > A Head Full of Ghosts

I didn't know whether to give this book 5 stars or 1, so I'm meeting in the middle.

Yes, it scared me. In fact, it's exactly 2:41 am and I'm awake because of this book. And I have to pee, but I'm too scared to go to the bathroom by myself and if I wake up my fiance to turn on the bathroom light and wait for me, he will think I'm some sort of mixture between stupid and crazy. And he would probably be right.

There are some problems with this book, including the pacing, the believability of the 8 year old's suspiciously adult-like explanations and descriptions, and the unnecessary addition of Karen the blogger. I love the real Karen from Goodreads that this character was modeled after, but it doesn't change the fact that the author used the blogger to explain things in the story because he must think we're incapable of following his story on our own, and that we have the IQ of a potato.

Oh, but he shows great promise though. Never underestimate the power of fear that can be drilled into people's hearts when telling stories about mental illness. The schizophrenia wasn't the frightening issue for me. It was the paranoia.

It wasn't the idea of demon possession, either. It was the possibility that paranoia can cause unspeakable evil to be committed in this world. There are people who are not to be trusted, and whether or not it's their fault is irrelevant.

Just the possibility that someone can smile while they commit horrific acts is enough to make my blood run cold.