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Wayland Babes: Five Ghostly Tales Told Across Centuries by Judi Daykin

booktwitcher23's review

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dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

3.75

thickthighs_no_lies's review

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5.0

Thank you to Hobeck Books for my gifted copy of the book and for having me along in the tour.

The book is a collection of 5 stories centred around the Norfolk tales of The Wayland Babes. Two small children who were sent to their deaths in Wayland Woods by their evil uncle.

To see the Wayland Babes ghostly spectre’s is to be a bad omen. But people don’t believe in ghosts do they?

The 5 stories are set in 5 different centuries but each with their own sightings of The Wayland Babes.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book and it’s 5 stories. My favourites being the vicar and his wife and also the young WAAF Officer.

I read the book in one sitting which I haven’t done for a long time but I couldn’t get enough of the stories.

Whilst the stories are not horrifying they are sufficiently spooky and creepy for my spookfest reading this month.

I have only recently taken to reading short stories and this book is another reason why I am growing to love them so much.

I also loved that each new story was preceded by a verse of poetry pertaining to the Wayland Babes.

I urge anyone who loves a creepy tale or two, to pick up a copy of this book. You won’t be disappointed.
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