Added to the Pile + 3

I got my ARC copy of Skeleton Creek from the lovely Lizzie at The Book Obsession. I've been intrigued about this book if for nothing more than the format itself. Half book, half videos, this looks like it's going to be a really interesting read.

Something mysterious is happening in Skeleton Creek. Something scary. Something sinister.

Ryan came close to it . . . and nearly died. Now he's trapped in his house. He can't trust anyone - not even himself.

He is forbidden from seeing his best friend, Sarah. So while Ryan is isolated and alone, she plunges back into the mystery, putting her life on the line to get to the truth.

Ryan is desperately trying to write down the full story. And while he does, Sarah takes videos of what she finds, then send him the links so he can watch.

Together, they discover: The past is dangerous. The present is haunted. And the future is deadly. (book back blurb)

Skeleton Creek - New Age Reading

Skeleton Creek by Patrick Carman is a new way to read a book. Or watch a series. Or read a book. Series. Book. Series. Boories.

Strange things are happening in Skeleton Creek . . . and Ryan and Sarah are trying to get to the heart of it. But after an eerie accident leaves Ryan housebound and forbidden to see Sarah, their investigation takes two tracks: Ryan records everything in his journal, while Sarah uses her videocam to search things out. . .and then email the clips for Ryan to see.

So you get half the story in book format and the other half in a sort of fictional video blog by visiting the site www.skeletoncreekisreal.com. What do you think? Would you read this? Watch this? Watch/read this? It's a format melding the current technological climate and traditional book reading. Does this ruin the essence of a book? Make learning about the story more cumbersome? Thoughts?