Dread Wood High has a new challenge going around: the game Flinch. Scare your friends and get points on the app. But soon, Angelo and his friends notice that everyone playing the app is behaving more and more strangely…almost as if they are turning into some sort of zombies. And a fair is arriving in town! Circus clowns are everywhere and fear is the name of the game.
Jennifer Killick can certainly write a scary story. Dread Wood: Fear Ground is full of chilling scenes, suspense and events that left me with goosebumps. Clowns are definitely scary, everyone knows that and including them in a game that is designed to make people jump makes them even scarier! Jennifer is so good at writing a story that is simultaneously scary, but entirely appropriate for a younger audience. This will scare adults and children alike, but I’d feel totally comfortable giving these stories to Year 5 and up. Some great edge of your seat moments throughout!
The cast of characters are once more fantastic and realistic – Jennifer has this great way of writing a cast of characters without making any of them seem left out and also, making the children seem just like actual children! I feel like the group have grown up a little since their first adventure and they feel like they’re more able to handle criticism and just seem more morally aware than they did initially. No spoilers here, but some very spooky bad guys are involved and you’ll seriously find yourself rooting for the misfits to win!
A chilling fast paced tale – don’t flinch! 5 out of 5 stars.
Thank you to Farshore and Netgalley for an e-book review copy. Dread Wood: Fear Ground is out now and you can buy a copy here.
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