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The Bewitching of Aveline Jones
by Phil Hickes
Another delightful Aveline book! Last autumn I read The Haunting of Aveline Jones and absolutely adored it. Perfectly atmospheric for an October with pumpkins and ghosts. The Bewitching of Aveline Jones is a spooky summer story, perfect for campouts, humid evenings, and telling tales around a fire. It's the last week of August and Aveline and her mother have finally got a chance for a holiday, but just in the nearby village of Norton Wick, close to their home in Bristol. Norton Wick, however, has some interesting ancient standing stones known as 'The Witch Stones.' Aveline notices a girl hanging out at the stones and befriends her, but something about her new friend seems a little odd. When Aveline's friend Harold arrives from Malmouth with some books on standing stones, the mystery begins to unravel...
I compared the first Aveline book to Wait 'Til Helen Comes (which is one of my favorite ghost stories of all time), but this one was even more so. A summer story, a lonely girl named Hazel, and the promise of a glorious life just waiting for the 'chosen friend.' But this one was its own thing, too: I especially loved the melding of the real history of 17th-century witch trials, ancient druids, and even hints of 'Hansel & Gretel.' Definitely worth reading this book for some atmospheric spookies!
I compared the first Aveline book to Wait 'Til Helen Comes (which is one of my favorite ghost stories of all time), but this one was even more so. A summer story, a lonely girl named Hazel, and the promise of a glorious life just waiting for the 'chosen friend.' But this one was its own thing, too: I especially loved the melding of the real history of 17th-century witch trials, ancient druids, and even hints of 'Hansel & Gretel.' Definitely worth reading this book for some atmospheric spookies!