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It is the perfect read for the spooky season and one that you should all be picking up and getting stuck into. Though in the Summer this seaside town may be filled with the buzz of tourists and beachgoers, in October all Aveline is greeted by are empty, desolate streets and the menacing child-like scarecrows put out by locals in time for Halloween. It is here that she is to spend the break with her Aunt Lilian so that her mum can visit Aveline’s sick grandmother. The essence of autumn is perfectly captured in its atmospheric pages, and it’s far creepier than I expected it to be.
She wasn’t embarrassed to like what she liked and at times I found her to be very strong-willed, and a little bit bold. Aveline is a wonderful protagonist, with her slightly quirky need to surround herself with ghost stories. But once there Aveline’s love of ghost stories unexpectedly leads her to Primrose, a girl who vanished without a trace years before. Just the right amount of horror and suspense for ages 9+ I loved the authors descriptions of the sea and the weather as the suspense built.
A chilling and unnerving ghost story that will have you convinced that, just beyond the corner of your eye, something unspeakable is looking right back at you. When we are certain that Aveline is about to be dragged into the ocean blue by the vice grip of a parasitic corpse; Aveline is rescued by Mr. If there's one thing we can promise new Aveline Jones readers, it's that the books never get boring.
Aveline is the unsuspecting detective and heroine of this story, putting the pieces together and figuring it all out. Aveline then finds herself investigating Primrose’s disappearance unaware that something or someone is stirring and looking for her. It is not how she imagined spending her half-term, but at least she'll be able to read some more ghost stories. Its half term (and halloween) when Aveline arrives in the seaside town of Malmouth to stay with her Aunt. However, once she starts reading the book, she sees that one particular story has been scribbled out.Turn on your torches, and join Aveline Jones in her first charmingly spooky mystery, from debut author Phil Hickes. A Toppsta reviewer said they couldn't put down this exciting middle grade mystery adventure series for ages 8+, so read up and don't miss out on this fun, Halloween-y read that will keep you on the edge of your seat. It’s so rare for me to reread a book, not because I don’t want to but because my TBR pile is always threatening to bury me alive. Hallowe’en is approaching and Aveline is unsettled by the village’s custom of leaving life-size manikins of children outside the houses – it’s seriously spooky. Aveline Jones is a 12-year-old girl on her way to spend her term break with her Aunt Lilian who lives in the seaside town of Malmouth in England, which might have been inspired by the Cornwall-located-village of Falmouth.
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