Emma Carroll

Queen of Historical Fiction Emma Carroll makes her Barrington Stoke debut with a powerful, evocative, and spine-tingling story of childhood on the brink of war.

The Genius Aged 8 1/4

Stefie 

Uff. I guess so far I am in the minority here. 
I am quite disappointed with The Ghost Garden. I guess because I expect too much.

So, when reading the premise of this book, I was sure that this book is going to be creepy. It is not. I mean, the atmosphere of this book is eerie. It has the chilly feeling when I read it. But that's all about it, nothing too creepy. I guess it is great if you want your kids to be able to sleep at night :D
The book kept me guessing, so I kept turning those pages. Our MC, Fran is a likeable character and her friendship with Leo. I also appreciate that the setting is during the time just before the WW1 happened, it gave a great intro for the younger readers about this era. 

Two stars for the page turner, for the settings and for the illustrations by one of my favourite illustrators, Kaja K.

The Genius Aged 8 1/4

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