A review by sharron_joy_reads
The Vanished by Celia Rees

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

There have always been rumours of something strange about the town, so many children going missing, eerie long forgotten  tunnels and places underground and the feeling of being watched. When two children go missing the new lad, Fraser and the school’s newspaper team headed by Cassie investigate when the school photographer, Fraser, loses his sister. 

This is a fantastic horror story, full of creepy decaying places and the shiver down your spine of something otherworldly stalking the living. Not only does it deal with missing children taken by a mystery malignant evil but it also explores grief and family dynamics in such an incredible way. The story is both sad and hopeful, the characters above ground scared but brave, the ones below vicious and sly. This is a horror paranormal mystery and is a spine tingling tale of twisted innocence!