The Vanishing of Aveline Jones
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Summary
Turn on your torches and join Aveline Jones！
Aveline is determined to discover the truth behind her uncle's mysterious disappearance when she travels to his home with Mum and Aunt Lilian。 After years of hoping Aveline's uncle would return， they have finally decided to sell his house - but Aveline and Harold have other plans。
Sneaking into her uncle's study， Aveline discovers he had been researching possible supernatural activity around an ancient burial mound - and linked this with the unexplained disappearances of other local villagers。 Dark， magical forces are at work， and they'll do anything to remain hidden， as Aveline and Harold soon learn。。。
Join the world of Aveline Jones， where mysteries are solved， spirits are laid to rest， and everybody gets to bed on time。 Perfect for adventurers aged 9+ and fans of Michelle Harrison， Piers Torday and Jamie Littler。
Aveline is determined to discover the truth behind her uncle's mysterious disappearance when she travels to his home with Mum and Aunt Lilian。 After years of hoping Aveline's uncle would return， they have finally decided to sell his house - but Aveline and Harold have other plans。
Sneaking into her uncle's study， Aveline discovers he had been researching possible supernatural activity around an ancient burial mound - and linked this with the unexplained disappearances of other local villagers。 Dark， magical forces are at work， and they'll do anything to remain hidden， as Aveline and Harold soon learn。。。
Join the world of Aveline Jones， where mysteries are solved， spirits are laid to rest， and everybody gets to bed on time。 Perfect for adventurers aged 9+ and fans of Michelle Harrison， Piers Torday and Jamie Littler。
Reviews
Nienke Bouma
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4。5 stars。Again， such a fun and interesting story with very intruiging world building en new characters！ I hope this isn't the end of this series yet！！ 4。5 stars。Again， such a fun and interesting story with very intruiging world building en new characters！ I hope this isn't the end of this series yet！！ 。。。more
Eule Luftschloss
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trigger warning（view spoiler）[ child disappearance， grief， being held hostage （hide spoiler）]Years ago， Aveline's uncle disappeared。 The police did not even find a single clue as to his whereabouts， and now his sisters， Aveline's mom and aunt， have decided to sell the house。Short and atmospheric fantasy adventure with illustrations， perfect for middle-graded readers and older fans of fairytales alike。There are allusions to the previous books but you need not have read them to be able to get int trigger warning（view spoiler）[ child disappearance， grief， being held hostage （hide spoiler）]Years ago， Aveline's uncle disappeared。 The police did not even find a single clue as to his whereabouts， and now his sisters， Aveline's mom and aunt， have decided to sell the house。Short and atmospheric fantasy adventure with illustrations， perfect for middle-graded readers and older fans of fairytales alike。There are allusions to the previous books but you need not have read them to be able to get into this tale。 I myself have only read the Haunting of AJ so far， but will pick up book one when I come across it one day。The arc was provided by the publisher。 。。。more
Roxi
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OK， wow！ The third Aveline Jones book， and they just keep getting better and better！I'm a mood/emotion reader。 I remember books by how they made me feel， and when reading this book， as soon as I read page one， I was back in Aveline's world。🔦I was very lucky to receive this book as a birthday gift， and with the story being set just days before Christmas， I feel I've read it at the right time。🔦As usual， you won't find any spoilers in my review。Aveline and Harold， along with Aveline's mum and aunt OK， wow！ The third Aveline Jones book， and they just keep getting better and better！I'm a mood/emotion reader。 I remember books by how they made me feel， and when reading this book， as soon as I read page one， I was back in Aveline's world。🔦I was very lucky to receive this book as a birthday gift， and with the story being set just days before Christmas， I feel I've read it at the right time。🔦As usual， you won't find any spoilers in my review。Aveline and Harold， along with Aveline's mum and aunt are back again for another dark， supernatural mystery！Whilst staying in the house of her uncle who disappeared years ago， Aveline and Harold （with the help of new friend and blogger Sammy） investigate the strange and mysterious stories and disappearances from the local Long Barrow。 After receiving a flyer for a local Christmas event， Aveline and Harold attend， but things aren't quite as they seem。。。 🔦If you've read Aveline's previous adventures， you've probably not read this far through my review， you already know its amazing， and don't need me to convince you。However， if you haven't read any， I'd highly suggest popping them onto your Christmas list， as reading them in autumn and winter months is the pinnacle time to get lost in them（hopefully not literally！）🔦 。。。more
Mrs Walsh
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I just couldn’t gel with the one。 It felt like it was just dragged out too much。 Much prefer the style and pace of the first two。
Mehsi
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This was an amazing read， flew through and read it in one go。 Just couldn't stop。 Had to know。Some typical horror stupidity: Magical flyer appears and neither of them question about it and then when a friend texts them and tells there is no festival they just dismiss him because maybe it is a new festival。 That just made me snort。 But there was so much awesomeness in here。 Facing your fear。 Finding family。 Snow and supernatural stuff。 Friendship。 Faeries （all bad）。 Missing people。 Great illustra This was an amazing read， flew through and read it in one go。 Just couldn't stop。 Had to know。Some typical horror stupidity: Magical flyer appears and neither of them question about it and then when a friend texts them and tells there is no festival they just dismiss him because maybe it is a new festival。 That just made me snort。 But there was so much awesomeness in here。 Facing your fear。 Finding family。 Snow and supernatural stuff。 Friendship。 Faeries （all bad）。 Missing people。 Great illustrations。 More。Review to come in January。 。。。more
Maureen
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Another amazing adventure with Aveline！ I just love this series of books and would recommend them to anyone who reads middle grade！
Chantel
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 It is important to note that the majority of the themes explored in this book deal with sensitive subject matters。 My review， therefore， touches on these topics as well。 Many people might find the subject matters of the book as well as those detailed in my review overwhelming。 I would suggest you steer clear of both if this is the case。 Please note that from this point forward I will be writing about matters which contain reflections on grief， unsolved crimes， the disappearance of a child， the d It is important to note that the majority of the themes explored in this book deal with sensitive subject matters。 My review， therefore， touches on these topics as well。 Many people might find the subject matters of the book as well as those detailed in my review overwhelming。 I would suggest you steer clear of both if this is the case。 Please note that from this point forward I will be writing about matters which contain reflections on grief， unsolved crimes， the disappearance of a child， the death of an animal， self-mutilation， violence， child endangerment， & others。As indicated in the content warning at the beginning of this review， this story deals with unsolved crime， the disappearance of a loved one， graphic violence， & grief。 Though this story does not necessarily deal， in a direct fashion， with some of the more gruesome factors associated with forced disappearances， it does include a child-like awareness of the consequences of losing someone you love， without rhyme or reason。 I think it is important to have a content warning for this story because there are scenes that might cause a more sensitive reader great levels of distress。 A man cuts his own hand off & is described as screaming loudly for all to hear while this happens。 The children in this story are held captive by an elderly figure—albeit an entity of lore—while they fight for their freedom。 All of this to say， should this review be found by someone looking out for the better interest of a young reader or should a certain someone come upon my words， may they be regarded as a caution to the conversations that might ensue after the reading of this story。Aveline is headed to Scarbury as her winter break begins; something she is unhappy about but， a trip that will help her mother & aunt Lilian， put a close to the unsolved disappearance of their brother Rowan after a decade of waiting。 Aveline is smart， she knows this is a difficult time for the women so， with the help of her dearest friend， Harold， she sets out to try & solve the unsolvable; the vanishing of Rowan Jones。 In the process， the pair meet Sammy， a young blogger & creep-enthusiast who partners with our favourite returning characters to save the day & confront the face of the evil dweller of the land。 There is so much to love & appreciate in this series。 When I read the first book， “The Haunting of Aveline Jones” （2020）， I was instantly enamoured & eager to read a thousand books that followed the delightful main character through a thousand & one journeys。 Hickes was able to craft a character so fantastic， she stands alone in the Horror & Mystery genre as a force all to her own。 Aveline Jones is a formidable kid with so much going for her; wit， courage， eagerness to learn， profound emotions， & a desire to understand everything outside of her reach。 I truly appreciate everything about this main character & I would have adored having these books as a young reader。 With that being said， I am old enough to understand that there will always be at least one book in a series that doesn’t succeed quite as the others have。 Regardless of knowing this， I was eager to read this new instalment & could not wait to get my hands on a copy。 What I found inside felt very much like a story of transition; not quite a full entity on its own。 There is certainly nothing wrong with this。 Should Hickes endeavour to continue writing these books—I do hope he does—books like these are useful for younger readers so that they do not lose track of the progress of time within the narrative。 Aveline has experienced a great deal of change， adventure， & forward movement in the two （2） previous books。 What I was hoping to find within this one was more along the lines of the terrifying plot that was held in the other books。 If I were to attribute my disappointment to a specific aspect of this story I might say that the first half felt like a promise that wasn’t kept。 The formula of these books sees the opening chapters follow Aveline as she maneuvers a changing scene & welcomes the reader to a new setting， one that will certainly pose a struggle in the stillness of life。 What we find in this book is a great deal of reflection & remembering。 Again， this works well， particularly for the audience at hand however， it does set itself apart by the simple fact that the first two books were horrifying， even for Middle-Grade standards。 Instead of welcoming Aveline into the legends， lore， & ambiance of dread， we see her wander the town & then be faced with the same villains of previous stories。 This feels like cheating。 We’ve already fought these antagonists， why are we doing it again？ Why does Aveline need to be reminded that fear resides in the mind？ This is something I thought she had already grasped。 Perhaps， because of my age & the very long time in which I have been a voracious reader， this story felt disappointing rather than comforting。 Even as a young person I devoured books like it was nobody’s business & would have found this instalment tedious because I remember what happened， I was there， I read every word， & I do not need to be told again。 Yet， in that same breath， I know that not every reader is that way inclined。 Some people do need to be reminded that we might be faced with the same problems more than once & the second time might even feel more difficult than the first—& that is okay。 In terms of Horror， this book is very delicate in its approach， especially in contrast to the other two。 Regardless， there is a lot to appreciate in this story & it is nice to watch Aveline grow as a person—one whom I am forever rooting for。 All my comments can be taken with a grain of salt。 Should Hickes write 20 more instalments in this series， I shall read 20 more books with Aveline Jones at the head。 Even though this was not my favourite book of the series， this is a book that I am sure more tender-hearted readers might really be able to appreciate & is that not the point of writing？ It is valuable & important that everyone should have the opportunity to come upon stories; even when they feel their fear is too big or the cave walls too tight， there is room for them to explore a circus of wonders in between the pages of a carefully written & precious storybook。 。。。more
Rishi Pachu
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I'm still smiling， and I finished this book a few weeks ago， but have only now remembered to leave a review （shame on me）。What a fantastic book！ I have really enjoyed all of the Aveline Jones stories， they are well written， spooky and creepy， and Aveline is a likeable lead （which isn't always the case with novels）， I'm so pleased I found these books and Phil Hickes。The story is fast past and very atmospheric， you can feel the cold and the darkness while reading。 I hope that Mr Hickes continues t I'm still smiling， and I finished this book a few weeks ago， but have only now remembered to leave a review （shame on me）。What a fantastic book！ I have really enjoyed all of the Aveline Jones stories， they are well written， spooky and creepy， and Aveline is a likeable lead （which isn't always the case with novels）， I'm so pleased I found these books and Phil Hickes。The story is fast past and very atmospheric， you can feel the cold and the darkness while reading。 I hope that Mr Hickes continues to write more Aveline Jones stories， I love every single one of them。 。。。more
megan
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Another great book by Phil Hickes！！ Spooky， intense， and family oriented。。。。looking forward to future books from this series。
Rachel
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Somebody get this man a US publishing deal so I can recommend this series to people。 Genuinely such a fun series with the perfect amount of magic and eeriness。
Isabel
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My favourite in the series so far！
Marie
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Wieder eine tolle Geschichte， streckenweise die beste und atmosphärischste bisher
Tracy Lander
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Aveline goes with Mum， Harold and Aunt Lilian to Uncle Rowan's house。 Uncle Rowan disappeared from his village and hasn't been seen or heard of since and they have to sell the house。 Aveline and Harold want to get to the bottom of it！ They are aware of a strange mound （called Long Barrow） on the outskirts of the village， and it seems Uncle Rowan was looking into the disappearances of other people from the area who are all connected to the mound。 On the first night in the house Aveline is awoken Aveline goes with Mum， Harold and Aunt Lilian to Uncle Rowan's house。 Uncle Rowan disappeared from his village and hasn't been seen or heard of since and they have to sell the house。 Aveline and Harold want to get to the bottom of it！ They are aware of a strange mound （called Long Barrow） on the outskirts of the village， and it seems Uncle Rowan was looking into the disappearances of other people from the area who are all connected to the mound。 On the first night in the house Aveline is awoken by a strange noise on the stairs。 When they investigate they meet a boy called Sammy who is as interested in the paranormal as they are。 He warns them not to go to the mound alone， so he goes with them to look around， and tells them an old story of a farmer who farmed the land， it's not a happy one！When they return to the house a flyer is put through the door， about the Festival of the Long Night， that day。 But when they leave， they text Sammy but he doesn't answer straight away and when he does he knows nothing about it。 But Aveline doesn't get this reply until it's too late。。。What happens to them？ It's called the Vanishing of Aveline Jones， does she really？ I'm a terrible dreamer - but this was less terrifying than the last book - despite the reappearance of some of Aveline and Harold's past problems！ I think this is a fabulous series and this book is great。 I would love this in school。 。。。more
Holli
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Another glorious installment from PH。 Perhaps even better than the first。Fourth book is possible。 I， for one， am going to keep buying these so more are written。Might be a bit scary for children although I think that's the point。 I would have LOVED this as a kid。 A little bit of the occult described here。 Not sure if that will bother some parents。 Seance is briefly mentioned。 Another glorious installment from PH。 Perhaps even better than the first。Fourth book is possible。 I， for one， am going to keep buying these so more are written。Might be a bit scary for children although I think that's the point。 I would have LOVED this as a kid。 A little bit of the occult described here。 Not sure if that will bother some parents。 Seance is briefly mentioned。 。。。more
Julie
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The third in the Aveline Jones series sees Aveline， her friend Harold， her mum and Aunt Lilian traveling to Aveline's uncle's house。 Uncle Rowan disappeared a while ago and Aveline is determined to find out what happened to him。With Harold's help， she sets out to investigate Uncle Rowan's investigation and the links to the mysterious Long Barrow。 Will the winter solstice help them to solve the mystery？This was another great adventure and showed the strong friendship between Aveline and Harold。 A The third in the Aveline Jones series sees Aveline， her friend Harold， her mum and Aunt Lilian traveling to Aveline's uncle's house。 Uncle Rowan disappeared a while ago and Aveline is determined to find out what happened to him。With Harold's help， she sets out to investigate Uncle Rowan's investigation and the links to the mysterious Long Barrow。 Will the winter solstice help them to solve the mystery？This was another great adventure and showed the strong friendship between Aveline and Harold。 Any children who enjoyed the first two books will devout this one！Thanks to Usborne Publishers and Net Galley for this advance copy。 。。。more
Cathy
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I love this series！ Aveline and Harold are great characters and this time they must confront particularly unpleasant faeries in a long barrow。 With a new friend， Sammy， they face some genuinely horrible and creepy situations which test their skills as well as their ability to know what is real from what is illusion。 The pace as ever is great and the story unfolds particularly well， maintaining the tension to the end。 I had been looking forward to this since i finished the last book， and it didn' I love this series！ Aveline and Harold are great characters and this time they must confront particularly unpleasant faeries in a long barrow。 With a new friend， Sammy， they face some genuinely horrible and creepy situations which test their skills as well as their ability to know what is real from what is illusion。 The pace as ever is great and the story unfolds particularly well， maintaining the tension to the end。 I had been looking forward to this since i finished the last book， and it didn't disappoint！My thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC in return for an honest review。 。。。more
Rebecca Dee Reads
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Of course， we are on another trip with Aveline。 This time with Harold， her Mum and Aunt to the house of her Uncle Rowan。 Rowan has been missing for years now and they are clearing out his house to sell， however， Aveline wants to try and uncover the secrets behind his disappearance。 Rowans home is in the village of Scarbury where there is an ancient site that her Uncle was investigating， as it may have links to some disappearances over the years， in all likelihood it also is linked to her Uncles Of course， we are on another trip with Aveline。 This time with Harold， her Mum and Aunt to the house of her Uncle Rowan。 Rowan has been missing for years now and they are clearing out his house to sell， however， Aveline wants to try and uncover the secrets behind his disappearance。 Rowans home is in the village of Scarbury where there is an ancient site that her Uncle was investigating， as it may have links to some disappearances over the years， in all likelihood it also is linked to her Uncles disappearance too。 Definitely the creepiest of the book so far and Aveline and Harold also make a new friend along the way who is local to the area and knows the old tales。I throughly enjoyed this third Aveline Jones story， think it's definitely my favourite so far。 。。。more
Kathy’s Crazy Life
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This is the third book in the Aveline Jones spooky adventure series。 When Harold and Aveline， along with Aveline’s mom and Aunt Lillian， go to their uncle’s cottage， it is for more than just to put it up for sale。 Aveline’s uncle， an archaeologist， went missing ten years before， seeming to vanish without a trace。 Aveline and Harold team up with a local blogger of spooky tales， Sammy， to solve the mystery。 When they receive an invitation to a carnival at the Long Barrow， an ancient burial ground， This is the third book in the Aveline Jones spooky adventure series。 When Harold and Aveline， along with Aveline’s mom and Aunt Lillian， go to their uncle’s cottage， it is for more than just to put it up for sale。 Aveline’s uncle， an archaeologist， went missing ten years before， seeming to vanish without a trace。 Aveline and Harold team up with a local blogger of spooky tales， Sammy， to solve the mystery。 When they receive an invitation to a carnival at the Long Barrow， an ancient burial ground， will they get lost， too？ Or will they find answers to the disappearances that have happened there？A charming romp of a book， with fairies and goblins， I enjoyed every word of it and read it in one day。 I look forward to what author Phil Hickes has in store for us in the future。 Five stars for this spooky middle grade book。 。。。more
Stefana
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I really hope this is not the end of Aveline Jones adventures， I am absolutely in love with this series， it’s characters， the atmosphere， everything about it
H
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This is the best one yet！ Aveline and Harold are on yet another quest - this time to solve the mystery of Aveline's missing Uncle。 Little do they know fairy work is at play。 This book is equally thrilling and chilling。 Just read it。 This is the best one yet！ Aveline and Harold are on yet another quest - this time to solve the mystery of Aveline's missing Uncle。 Little do they know fairy work is at play。 This book is equally thrilling and chilling。 Just read it。 。。。more
Jae
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An enjoyable series。
Gina House
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I'm really loving the Aveline Jones series so much！ The plot lines are always interesting and， once I reach the middle of the book， I can't wait to find out what's going to happen。 The characters of Aveline， Harold， and her Aunt Lillian are so real and likeable。 They're also pretty predictable， but in the very best sense。 It was so clever to have this one take place during the Winter Solstice instead of at the usual Halloween time。 I hope the author will have one that takes place during the spri I'm really loving the Aveline Jones series so much！ The plot lines are always interesting and， once I reach the middle of the book， I can't wait to find out what's going to happen。 The characters of Aveline， Harold， and her Aunt Lillian are so real and likeable。 They're also pretty predictable， but in the very best sense。 It was so clever to have this one take place during the Winter Solstice instead of at the usual Halloween time。 I hope the author will have one that takes place during the spring （specifically May） and one in the summer， too。 I adore having a series that I can reread during different seasons of the year。 A highly recommended spooky and atmospheric series for both middle grade readers and adults alike！ 。。。more
Victoria Simmons
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This is a very spooky story with a great underlying message about not letting your fears from the past impact your present and future。 I really enjoyed the nods back to the previous books。 The way the book is written is a master class in creating a sense of fear and apprehension in the reader and it would be great to unpick in the classroom （or just to read as it’s such a good story）。 Also the start of the book， describing the setting， is beautifully written and shows so many amazing techniques This is a very spooky story with a great underlying message about not letting your fears from the past impact your present and future。 I really enjoyed the nods back to the previous books。 The way the book is written is a master class in creating a sense of fear and apprehension in the reader and it would be great to unpick in the classroom （or just to read as it’s such a good story）。 Also the start of the book， describing the setting， is beautifully written and shows so many amazing techniques that I will definitely be using it with the children I teach。 I loved this book and know that anyone who loves to feel a little scared would also enjoy it。 。。。more
Schizanthus Nerd
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Review coming soon
E C
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3。5*
Chrissie Coates
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Knocks it out the parkAnother great adventure with Aveline that I had to read in one go。 Not the book for you if you want to savour a story。 I needed to finish it as soon as I started it。
Victoria
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This series has never disappointed me， and this third book continues that trend as we follow Aveline as she goes in search of her uncle whose been missing for a decade。 I don't know how kids， ever put these books down because I as an adult do not know how to put it down。 This plot is engrossing and captivating from the start and how anyone after the second chapter can stop reading this book is a stronger human and reader than me。 Atmospheric and creeping， this story grows into a rich and brillia This series has never disappointed me， and this third book continues that trend as we follow Aveline as she goes in search of her uncle whose been missing for a decade。 I don't know how kids， ever put these books down because I as an adult do not know how to put it down。 This plot is engrossing and captivating from the start and how anyone after the second chapter can stop reading this book is a stronger human and reader than me。 Atmospheric and creeping， this story grows into a rich and brilliant story from the start of the story。 Our characters are strong and well rounded and incredibly human。 The relationship between her mum and aunt like a sibling rivalry， Aveline， a young and curious invesigator and Harold who makes one heck of a team with Aveline as they begin their investigation。 Hickes has such a a knack for such genuine characters in these books and means I will read whatever he writes。 A fantastic edition to this series and I think the last of them， I love these books so much and I highly recommend for anyone of any age to read these especially during spooky season！Thank you to Usborne for the ARC！ 。。。more
Louise Howe
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I really like the Aveline Jones books。 They have some genuinely spooky parts in them。 This book is about fairies and is based on the older stories about them， where they are quite dark creatures who aren’t very fond of humans。 There is a great old tale of a farmer and his dreadful fate to help set the scene， before Aveline and her friends find themselves caught up in a terrifying situation。 Phil Hickes is very good at writing scary， tense scenes that set you on edge without going too far。 Perfec I really like the Aveline Jones books。 They have some genuinely spooky parts in them。 This book is about fairies and is based on the older stories about them， where they are quite dark creatures who aren’t very fond of humans。 There is a great old tale of a farmer and his dreadful fate to help set the scene， before Aveline and her friends find themselves caught up in a terrifying situation。 Phil Hickes is very good at writing scary， tense scenes that set you on edge without going too far。 Perfect for middle grade readers。Another great instalment。Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for an ARC。 。。。more
Nichola
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What a triumph if a third book in the Avelind Jones series。 I know lots of children who like horror stories and this is perfect。 It gave me a few spine tingling moments of fear！ Aveline and her friend Harold go to stay at her Uncle's house whilst the house is prepared for selling。 Soon they find themselves investigating his disappearance and find themselves in the world of faeries。 These aren't your flying fairies granting wishes， but malevolent， shape shifting， illusionist faeries。 Aveline， Har What a triumph if a third book in the Avelind Jones series。 I know lots of children who like horror stories and this is perfect。 It gave me a few spine tingling moments of fear！ Aveline and her friend Harold go to stay at her Uncle's house whilst the house is prepared for selling。 Soon they find themselves investigating his disappearance and find themselves in the world of faeries。 These aren't your flying fairies granting wishes， but malevolent， shape shifting， illusionist faeries。 Aveline， Harold and their new accomplice Sammy have to use everything they know about the supernatural to escape from their underground dungeon in a neolithic longbarrow and take her uncle back home。 A total page turner！ 。。。more
Theediscerning
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