The Spook's Curse by Joseph Delaney

The Spook's Curse

The Last Apprentice / Wardstone Chronicles #2

Joseph Delaney

432 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror young adult adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

Description

The Spook and his apprentice, Thomas Ward, deal with the dark.Together they rid the county of witches, ghosts and boggarts. But now they have unfinished business to attend to in Priestown. Deep in the catacombs of the cathedral, lurks the Spook's ...

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Moods

adventurous 90%
dark 83%
mysterious 54%
tense 50%
challenging 13%
emotional 7%
funny 5%
hopeful 3%
lighthearted 3%
inspiring 1%
sad 1%

Pace

fast 56%
medium 39%
slow 3%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 48% | Plot: 39% | Character: 11%

Strong character development?

Yes: 51% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 2%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 9%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 62% | Yes: 20% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 46% | No: 39% | It's complicated: 14%

Average rating

3.91

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