A review by trixx_reads
Winterwood – Télerdő by Shea Ernshaw

4.0

Fairy tales have taught us not to go into the dark woods alone. Yet Nora does, as a descendant of an ancient witch family, she can't be harmed by the Forest. She spends her days alone since her grandmother died, because her mother is often away. She has no friends at school, as no one wants to give a witch a chance. Her only company is her dog, Fin, who is a half-wolf, so the locals are afraid of him too.

The mystery of Oliver was a challenge for me, and I only partially solved it. I had forgotten how the story of the missing boy and the dead boy could be connected. There were a few suspicious clues that led me to figure out what was going on with Oliver, but the Max case surprised me too. It's a bit of a coincidence that uncontrollable boys end up in this camp for a reason...

I really liked the way Nora and Oliver's love slowly built in the book. She also discovered her magical powers, which is more special than you might think. And all the time he blamed himself for what happened, but in the end it turned out that he wasn't the evil one at all.

The story was given a unique atmosphere by the short book excerpts that described the lives of the Walker family's most interesting witches. My favourite was Nora and her grandmother Iona.

If you are looking for a special winter read, I highly recommend Winterwood!