Blog Tour – Dread Wood by Jennifer Killick

Title – Dread Wood

Author – Jennifer Killick

Genre – Middle Grade Horror

It’s been quite a while since I have went around reviewing a book but I couldn’t resist such a lucrative offer of picking this one up for The Write Reads Blog Tour. I had been pretty much contemplating my reading this year since I’m stuck in another Reader’s Block and a Middle Grade genre has always been my go to genre during such cases. The cherry on the cake was that Dread Wood was a Horror and nothing could have attracted me more than this.

About the Book

Angelo, Gustav, Hallie and Naira were all called for detention on Saturday for something as silly as a Food Fight. The Detention which was apparently supposed to be boring turned out to be not only creepy but also deadly. Their teacher gets dragged underground by an unknown pair of hands and its up to this odd group to find out what is happening at the school. The answer to this is apparently connects to something even more sinister and they are forced to solve this mystery to save their lives.

My Take on the Book

The book is mainly written as a first person account by Angelo who has always been an introvert and hardly has any friends. The book is quite a fun read but once the reader reaches halfway through, the creepy surprises that evolves hooks you on even more. The characters are pretty well thought of and even though one is able to predict the outcome to a certain extent, it is still a surprise when you read it from the perspective of the age group it caters to.

So, would I recommend this book. Of course, I will since it not only has delivered its promise of being a fun read but has also exceeded my expectations in the way it has been written. The author seems to be quite promising and to be honest, I’m surely looking for the sequel for which we have already been introduced to in this book.

My Ratings – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐(5 out of 5 stars)

About the Author

Jennifer Killick is the author of Crater Lake, the Alex Sparrow series, and middle-grade sci-fi adventure Mo, Lottie and the Junkers. She regularly visits schools and festivals, and her books have three times been selected for The Reading Agency’s Summer Reading Challenge. She lives in Uxbridge, in a house full of children, animals and Lego. When she isn’t busy mothering or step-mothering (which isn’t often) she loves to read, write and run, as fast as she can.