Another pretty fabulous read for children who have a taste for ghoulish and frightening things. Much like The Witches, this is essentially a very happy story, but with plenty of darkness and chills mixed in. I would say the premise (women competing over a chance to marry) seems a bit dated, but, s...
A fun middle grade from Eva Ibbotson. I’ve mostly read her adult/YA (depending on packaging) novels, although in the far distant past I did read The Secret of Platform 13. Which Witch? is lots of fun and reminded me of Diana Wynne Jones in some ways. Also, it’s one of those middle grade books where ...