Blog Tour: Dread Wood by Jennifer Killic

Hi my dear book friends!

I am very excited about today’s post; it is my stop on the TheWriteReads ultimate blog tour on the middle grade horror book Dread Wood by Jennifer Killick.

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Here is the blurb and I’m sure you will see why I am so excited once you read it:

Turn the lights on. Lock the door. Things are about to get SERIOUSLY SCARY!

The brand new must-read middle-grade novel from the author of super-spooky Crater Lake. Perfect for 9+ fans of R.L.Stine’s Goosebumps

It’s basically the worst school detention ever. When classmates (but not mate-mates) Hallie, Angelo, Gustav and Naira are forced to come to school on a SATURDAY, they think things can’t get much worse. But they’re wrong. Things are about to get seriously scary.

What has dragged their teacher underground? Why do the creepy caretakers keeping humming the tune to Itsy Bitsy Spider? And what horrors lurk in the shadows, getting stronger and meaner every minute…? Cut off from help and in danger each time they touch the ground, the gang’s only hope is to work together. But it’s no coincidence that they’re all there on detention. Someone has been watching and plotting and is out for revenge…

See what I mean??

I don’t know about you but middle grade books bring back a lot of fond memories for me…back when we used to visit the library with my mom and my brother. When I used to sit on my window seal at home and read for hours!

But enough about me. Lets talk about Dread Wood!

What could be worse than having to do detention on a Saturday with a bunch of kids that you are not friends with? Read Dread Wood to find out! Trust me you won’t regret it.

It is a jump to the action sort of book with plenty of edge of your sit moments. So much fun!

I loved all of the characters (which doesn’t happen often for me); Angelo, Gus, Naira and Hallie. Apart from the fantastic story line you have a lot of wonderful values coming through to the readers and a lot of diversity as well. Oh lets not forger the laugh out loud moments.

So this book has it all; jump scares, fantastic story line, great characters, awesome values and humour.

It is a great book for middle graders and not only 🙂

I truly enjoyed it!

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My rating for Dread Wood is ⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Let me also tell you a little bit about Jennifer Killick, the author of the book.

Jennifer Killick is the author of Crater Lake, the Alex Sparrow series, and middle-grade sci-fi adventure Mo, Lottie and the Junkers. She regularly visits schools and festivals, and her books have three times been selected for The Reading Agency’s Summer Reading Challenge. She lives in Uxbridge, in a house full of children, animals and Lego. When she isn’t busy mothering or step-mothering (which isn’t often) she loves to read, write and run, as fast as she can.

You can find Jennifer on Twitter at @JenniferKillick

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Last but not least I would like to thank Dave from TheWriteReads and Jennifer for providing me with a copy of Dread Wood and for allowing me to be a part of this blog tour.

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Thank you for stopping by!

Till next time.

Christina

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