A review by willdrown
The Troll Heart by Jack Henseleit

4.0

Henseleit manages to write a children's horror story with a healthy mix of fun (friendly pet goats!) and genuinely spooky stuff (children with arms bitten off by a troll, caves made out of slime). The writing seems to have improved further after the first book in the series and Henseleit keeps applying new twists to the standard folklore monsters. While it would have been nice to explore the troll's bridge and what it's used for a bit more, it's clear that the series is building up to some bigger picture, which I, for one, am very keen to see. And the art is still gorgeous, even though the artists change with every installment. It's definitely the kind of book I would have chugged down when I was little and it still managed to capture me for half a weekend.