A review by bookishreadsandme
Haunted by Mal Peet, Derek Landy, Philip Reeve, Berlie Doherty, Sam Llewellyn, Matt Haig, Susan Cooper, Robin Jarvis, Jamila Gavin, Joseph Delaney, Eleanor Updale
3.0
I do love a ghost story so I was excited for this one. This is first of all aimed for a middle grade/YA audience but it still is a great read for adults. There are so many great writers who have taken part in this creepy read and the majority of the stories are very exciting to read.
The stories that I enjoyed the most were The Ghost Walk by Matt Haig, The Beach Hut by Robin Jarvis, The Blood Line by Jamil Gavin and The Caretakers by Susan Cooper. Those four were all extremely freaky to read about. The Blood Line especially I thought was so unsettling to read about with voices trying to beckon a child to go through the mirror and hands coming out to pull them into it. Also with the many bumps in the night thrown in for good measure.
There were a handful of stories that I didn’t enjoy as much as others but I am not as easily spooked as some people are so they went a bit over my head. The stories are all however, very well written and immersive. You could picture each scene in each story perfectly alongside with the hauntingly, dark atmosphere that the authors all created.
This book is perfect for Halloween reading and I would recommend this to all the horror fans out there who love a creepy ghost story.
The stories that I enjoyed the most were The Ghost Walk by Matt Haig, The Beach Hut by Robin Jarvis, The Blood Line by Jamil Gavin and The Caretakers by Susan Cooper. Those four were all extremely freaky to read about. The Blood Line especially I thought was so unsettling to read about with voices trying to beckon a child to go through the mirror and hands coming out to pull them into it. Also with the many bumps in the night thrown in for good measure.
There were a handful of stories that I didn’t enjoy as much as others but I am not as easily spooked as some people are so they went a bit over my head. The stories are all however, very well written and immersive. You could picture each scene in each story perfectly alongside with the hauntingly, dark atmosphere that the authors all created.
This book is perfect for Halloween reading and I would recommend this to all the horror fans out there who love a creepy ghost story.