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A review by booksare42
Scareground by Angela Kecojevic
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Thank you to Neem Tree Press for providing me with a digital copy of Scareground. Thank you to The Write Reads for organizing this blog tour and providing me with the material for it. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
If you’re looking for a fantastic spooky read, Scareground is definitely for you! Set in Victorian London, Scareground is full of fantastic characters and spooky fun.
My favourite thing about Scareground was the writing. The author did a fantastic job bringing the Scareground to life. The descriptions were creepy and eerie and it made thing book incredibly enjoyable. The word macabre comes up a lot in this book and I think it’s a great word to describe this book.
I loved the mystery aspect of this book. The main character, Nancy, was adopted by the Crumpets and she doesn’t know anything about her past. She does know that the Crumpets do not want her to go near any fairs and that the town is apprehensive about fairs in general. I enjoyed Nancy’s investigation into her past and why the town doesn’t like fairs. There were a lot of moments during her investigation that left me on the edge of my seat wondering what she was going to find.
I also loved the characters in this book. Nancy was a fantastic main character and I was rooting for her the entire book. I loved how creative and determined she was. I also loved how much she wanted to belong. I also loved Arthur and his sense of adventure. I thought he and Nancy balanced each other out well and that they made a fantastic team. I also liked Skelter Tombola. I thought he was an interesting character and I love learning about his backstory.
The super natural aspect of this book was also fun. There were mentions of ghosts, which added to the spooky atmosphere. There was also mentions of Nancy’s Sky Reader ability and how she was able to communicate with the sky. I thought this added an interesting layer to the book and I hope Nancy’s ability is explored more in the rest of the series.
Overall, I thought this was a very solid start to a series. I loved how spooky the book was and I can’t wait to see what Nancy and Arthur get up to in the future.
If you’re looking for a fantastic spooky read, Scareground is definitely for you! Set in Victorian London, Scareground is full of fantastic characters and spooky fun.
My favourite thing about Scareground was the writing. The author did a fantastic job bringing the Scareground to life. The descriptions were creepy and eerie and it made thing book incredibly enjoyable. The word macabre comes up a lot in this book and I think it’s a great word to describe this book.
I loved the mystery aspect of this book. The main character, Nancy, was adopted by the Crumpets and she doesn’t know anything about her past. She does know that the Crumpets do not want her to go near any fairs and that the town is apprehensive about fairs in general. I enjoyed Nancy’s investigation into her past and why the town doesn’t like fairs. There were a lot of moments during her investigation that left me on the edge of my seat wondering what she was going to find.
I also loved the characters in this book. Nancy was a fantastic main character and I was rooting for her the entire book. I loved how creative and determined she was. I also loved how much she wanted to belong. I also loved Arthur and his sense of adventure. I thought he and Nancy balanced each other out well and that they made a fantastic team. I also liked Skelter Tombola. I thought he was an interesting character and I love learning about his backstory.
The super natural aspect of this book was also fun. There were mentions of ghosts, which added to the spooky atmosphere. There was also mentions of Nancy’s Sky Reader ability and how she was able to communicate with the sky. I thought this added an interesting layer to the book and I hope Nancy’s ability is explored more in the rest of the series.
Overall, I thought this was a very solid start to a series. I loved how spooky the book was and I can’t wait to see what Nancy and Arthur get up to in the future.