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0 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 Cool Halloween party planning first hand Aug 03, 2009
I have been to a number of the author's Halloween parties at her fantastic 1881 Victorian house and her book is a cool recap of the awesome times we have had! If you are planning a Halloween party for adults this is a great book for advice on how to get started. It's not a fancy coffee table book, it's basically a Halloween party memoir from someone who knows how to throw a great Halloween bash. Also the book has a listing of over 100 costume ideas for an adult Halloween party, so you can also get some cool ideas on what to wear (men, women, couples or groups). Mary's passion for Halloween really comes through in this book and she gives all her behind the scenes secrets for invitations, decorations and other cool food and drink ideas, etc. The book has been a big help to me since i left the area and can't go to her parties anymore- now I am starting my own!
2 of 7 found the following review helpful:
YAY! Help for the un-creative Jul 27, 2009
This is a great book for those of us who do not have one ounce of creativity but love to do creative things. It is written in a pleasant and conversational manner, and the 58 pages fly by. I found it to be entertaining and informative.
Hats off to Ms. McCarthy for publishing her own book and giving us other Halloween enthusiasts a place to start when planning our own Spooky Bash!
18 of 20 found the following review helpful:
 spend your money on ANY other book Jul 26, 2009
I was sorely disappointed and didn't even finish reading the book. This is a self-published book so unfortunately the pictures are bad and scant and the editing is amateurish. By the author's own admission in the book, she does not give good direction for crafting and is not a cook. What's in this book then? In almost all the pages I did read, the author recommends using other books or websites or the author's own website. Then page space is taken up by demands of compensation from those other authors and websites (and even the publisher) for putting their name in her book, it's undignified. (Speaking of undignified, the author even put her own review on Amazon for this book...5 stars?) Also, being bombarded by negative attitude toward ideas that she doesn't like ("stupid" "lame" "boring") is a real turn-off. All the while, her ideas are not new or creative. The author either puts her spin on someone else's ideas or gives partial thoughts because she can't remember what she did before. I am returning this book because the author did not earn my $10.99 and I don't care about the return postage for I purchased other better hallowe'en books at great prices thru Amazon.
13 of 15 found the following review helpful:
 Hoped for more from such a kindred spirit Jul 25, 2009
I have to say that it's obvious that the author is a kindred spirit. She definitely has attitudes and tastes similar to mine about Halloween, which is why I had such high hopes, even seeing that this was a short book (68 pages).
I give Ms. McCarthy credit for publishing her own work - that takes guts. Her writing style is conversational and pleasant to read. And I understand the pricing -- self-published books are not cheap to start out with, and if one wants to make any kind of profit at all, one has to add a bit to the base. But this is not a book worth $10.99. It's barely even a book: it's under 60 pages of large print (58 pages of *content*) and a handful of black & white photos.
After the second recommendation to use *another book* (Halloween: The Best of Martha Stewart Living), I stopped reading and just skimmed a little. I would have happily paid the same price for a book of the same length with normal-size text (meaning more content) and fewer recommendations for other people's books and trendy products that might not be available in a couple of years.
2 of 6 found the following review helpful:
Long live the "Queen"! Jul 23, 2009
This is a great little book! It is amazing how much creativity & cleverness can be packed into 58 pages! It is refreshing to read a how-to book that is aimed at Halloween "enthusiasts" that assumes (correctly) that they are tired of the "same-old, same-old". Here are fresh ideas and frightfully fun suggestions. I can't wait til Halloween!
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