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walskishere's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
This is a cute little mystery about and island in Scotland. I had a really fun time with this middle-grade! It also handles the difficulties of friendships and navigating them. The only thing I wish it had more of was the passages from the Cait McInnish tale. I also feel like the writing could've benefitted from a distinct dual-POV structure. This is told from both Bel and Nolie's POVs, but it wasn't clearly marked. It's a small gripe, but I feel like it would've helped switch gears between the chapters.
sc104906's review against another edition
4.0
Nolie grew up in the American south, but visits her researcher father in Scotland. The island that her father is researching has a suspicious fog, which the locals believe people and things disappear into and never return. Nolie is an expert in all things supernatural and cannot wait to further explore the island. Bel is part of a local family and becomes friends with outsider Nolie, the two discover Albert, a young man who was thought to have disappeared into the fog. The three work together to figure out the mystery of the island and save it.
This book was a fun tween supernatural mystery. Hawkins did a solid job with this novel.
This book was a fun tween supernatural mystery. Hawkins did a solid job with this novel.
jillyfay's review against another edition
4.0
Cute story. Interesting tale and story behind the myth.
snazel's review against another edition
4.0
A really excellent spooky Middle Grade. I read it in like an hour because i was desperate to know what happens next. Families gone adrift in boats just hits a little close to home for me.
jillyfay's review against another edition
4.0
Cute story. Interesting tale and story behind the myth.
danggeun's review against another edition
4.75
I enjoyed this middle-grade novel by Hawkins much more than the other book of hers I read (though still pleased with the both of them). A strong sense of nostalgia for childhood "adventures" that certainly didn't involve any magical fog, but did hold a whole lot of imagination.
smortimer's review against another edition
3.0
Cute story, lightly touches on a few themes that could have been emphasized more. Liked the setting and little adventure and mystery that took place.
yapha's review against another edition
4.0
Nolie is off to Scotland, to spend the summer with her father. He has been there for six months already, in the small village of Journey's End, studying the mysterious fog bank off the coast. Legend has it that the fog was caused by a witch, and people who go into it never return. But on Nolie's first day there, someone does return -- Albert, who disappeared a hundred years before. It is up to Nolie and her new friend Bel, with some help from Albert, to figure out what causes the fog and why it is suddenly getting closer to shore. A fun adventure story with spine-tingling twists. Highly recommended to grades 4 & up.