Jennifer Killick, HarperCollins, (256p) ISBN: 9780008720506. read 16/03/25, Ebook ★★★★★

Serial Chillers: The Witch in the Wood

I asked for this as soon as I saw it as I love Jennifer Killick’s Dread Wood and Crater Lake, just the right amount of creep for everyone.

This didn’t disappoint at all, another very creepy, very funny, and well-paced horror for everyone.

Set in the town of Hazard, which a town full of its namesake seemingly, strange happenings, missing people, spooky creatures, a massive sinkhole which devoured the centre of the town, and of course a witch in the woods.

Travis and Zayd get stuck with Seline and Danielle on a school project, Travis and Danielle used to be best friends but Seline is seen as the school power mean girl who makes fun of others and takes control.

The project is to study one of the many unusual phenomena that the town is prone to and Seline chooses Bloody-Eyed Mary, The Witch in the Wood that snatches your eyes if you ever see her.

Seline decides they actually have to visit the witch woods…

This is where it all starts to go oh so wrong, lots of twists and turns, surprises, chases, friendships tested and renewed/born, this turns into a really well-paced thrilling adventure really quickly.

I absolutely love Zayd and was glad there was so much more to him than comic relief.

After the ending to this I’m really looking forward to finding out what happens next in the series as the revelation and how it was revealed was wonderful, with lots of little clues dropped so you could go along with the reveal.

Once more Jennifer mixes creepy with humour so well, really looking forward to the rest of the series, which reminds me I need to finish the Dread Wood series.

I received this from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.