The Magic Cottage - James Herbert

This is the first book I had ever read of James Herbert - after reading rave reviews about his work and people comparing him to King - I thought id give him a shot. This book "The Magic Cottage" - your drawn into the perfect world; where there is a perfect little cottage, and perfect little people....then comes the dark side. There are lots of parts in this book where you will get the chills. The characters are very well drawn up which makes this book even more addictive. Cover to cover I read it in 2 days. So the story - not giving too much away its about two characters Midge and Mike move into a cottage; Gramarye, in the ...  Read the complete review

I am an absolute follower of James Herbert and all his work, I think I own nearly ever book he has written, so of course I have to read them all. I have to say though I am not a fan of this particular book. It starts well, telling you all about the 2 main characters, Mike and Midge (her real name is Margaret). They both live in the 'big city' but want a slower paced life in the countryside to help with their work. Mike is a musician and Midge is an artist. After a lot of searching they finally agree on a beautiful, yet rundown cottage in the middle of nowhere. On first viewings of the cottage Mike finds an awful lot wrong with it and gets the builders ...  Read the complete review

Hi. Hot on the heels of my last James Herbert review on Moon I thought I would do one on my second favourite James Herbert novel – The Magic Cottage. This is my second favourite because the story is just so excellent and the cottage reminds me of my own. I will explain why a bit later. ----- What is the book about? Reading from the back of eth book; We thought we’d found our haven, a cottage deep in the heart of the forest. Charming, maybe a little run-down, but so peaceful. That was the first part of the magic. Midge’s painting and my music soared to new heights of creativity. That was another part of the magic. Our love for ...  Read the complete review

Do you believe in magic? I mean real magic with a capital M. I dont mean rabbit out of a hat stuff, but enchantments, Earth magic, healing of limbs that heal overnight and so forth. No? Maybe? Possibly Do you remember the first time you brought your own house? Can you remember what drew you to the house? Was it the number? The Garden? Or was just a gut feeling about the place? Did you fall in love with the atmosphere of the house? Or was it all pre destined? And what as all this got to do with the Magic Cottage by James Herbert? Midge and Mike lived in London and were wanting to move either to the outskirts of London or into the countryside. Midge was a ...  Read the complete review

This one sets off at a slow pace and then stays that way. There is one or two intriguing bits to it which is probably the reason why, despite its lack of a real scare factor it does keep you engrossed till the end. This though isn’t because the story is that exciting or dramatic its simply because once you’ve started you just want to know what is actually going on and how does it end. The story itself centres around a cottage in the countryside and 2 main characters, who, after looking for a retreat from the big city life chance upon what they believe to be their dream home. At first glance and in fact for the first few weeks everything is indeed ...  Read the complete review