384 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780370329321
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Bodley Head
Publication date: Not specified
Description
"You can't make alliances with witches and suchlike and hope to avoid being drawn toward the dark."As the Spook's apprentice, Thomas Ward's first duty is to protect the County from ghosts, boggarts, and other dangerous creatures. But now his mothe...
Community Reviews Summary of 795 reviews
Moods
dark 88%
emotional 44%
mysterious 44%
tense 44%
challenging 32%
sad 20%
reflective 8%
Pace
medium 33%
slow 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 55% | Plot: 40% | Character: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 55% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 20%Loveable characters?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 21%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 63% | It's complicated: 26% | Yes: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 20%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death of parent, Body horror, DeathModerate
Violence, Vomit, GriefMinor
War, Animal death, Confinement
384 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780370329321
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Bodley Head
Publication date: Not specified
Description
"You can't make alliances with witches and suchlike and hope to avoid being drawn toward the dark."As the Spook's apprentice, Thomas Ward's first duty is to protect the County from ghosts, boggarts, and other dangerous creatures. But now his mothe...
Community Reviews Summary of 795 reviews
Moods
dark 88%
emotional 44%
mysterious 44%
tense 44%
challenging 32%
sad 20%
reflective 8%
Pace
medium 33%
slow 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 55% | Plot: 40% | Character: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 55% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 20%Loveable characters?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 21%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 63% | It's complicated: 26% | Yes: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 20%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death of parent, Body horror, DeathModerate
Violence, Vomit, GriefMinor
War, Animal death, Confinement