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Five scary books for Hallowe’en

DemonRoadFor anyone who ever thought their parents were monsters… Amber Lamont is a normal sixteen-year-old. Smart but insecure, she spends most of her time online, where she can avoid her beautiful, aloof parents and their weird friends. But when a shocking encounter reveals a horrifying secret, Amber is forced to go on the run. Killer cars, vampires, undead serial killers and red-skinned, horned demons – Amber hurtles from one threat to the next, revealing the terror woven into the very fabric of her life. As her parents close in behind her, Amber’s only chance rests with her fellow travellers, who are not at all what they appear to be…

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Can you love a bullying, racist thug, if he’s your father?Zom-B  How do you react when confronted with your darkest inner demons?  What do you do when Zombies attack?  B Smith is about to find out!

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Woman In Black

Arthur Kipps, a junior solicitor, is summoned to attend the funeral of Mrs Alice Drablow, the sole inhabitant of Eel Marsh House, unaware of the tragic secrets which lie hidden behind the sheltered windows. The house stands at the end of a causeway, wreathed in fog and mystery, but it is not until he glimpses a wasted young woman, dressed all in black, at the funeral, that a creeping sense of unease begins to take hold, a feeling deepened by the reluctance of the locals to talk of the woman in black – and her terrible purpose.

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Long WeekendSam knows that he and his friend Lloyd made a colossal mistake when they accepted the ride home. They have ended up in a dark mansion in the middle of nowhere with man who means to harm them. But Sam doesn’t know how to get them out. They were trapped, then separated. Now they are alone. Will either of them get out alive?

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NGhostSoldierobody believes in ghosts until they see one … The war has changed everything for Rob and Millie. Their father is missing in action and they are terrified they’ll never see him again.  Then one night, deep in the woods, Rob and Millie see an eerie figure in the window of an abandoned house.

But there’s no such thing as ghosts, is there?

 

 

All blurbs and cover pictures from publisher’s websites.

Tuesday 19th March – The Long Weekend by Savita Kalhan, reviewed by ND

When I first started reading ‘The Long Weekend’ I didn’t actually think it was as good as the blurb made it sound. The style of writing seemed almost child-like, which was really off-putting. There were a lot of references to popular musicians, books and films, which made it seem like the writer was trying too hard to describe a modern pre-teen. Reading ‘The Long Weekend’ was difficult, and not because the writing was bad; actually, as the book progressed, the childish writing made the story more hard-hitting and real. When the boys were kidnapped, I was struck with a deep sense of dread that stayed with me throughout the book, and even after I had finished reading it. The storyline was so possible, which really scared me. I will never again take on a book not suitable for younger readers with the same amount of gusto.