Set during WWII when many children were transplanted from London to the countryside to escape the Blitz (this seems to be a popular setting, no?). There are some very familiar elements here (e.g. the villain is a creepy witch who preys on children) but it's got some unexpected twists. It's a good page-turner, but thematically it felt a bit shallow to me. Katherine isn't a super interesting hero and indeed most of the characters felt a bit flat. Except, I will say, I always appreciate a villain with a good backstory, and that was definitely happening.

The audiobook had great narration! ( )

DNF. It started out very promising, like a nice traditional ghost story set in the Highlands, but it was very drawn out and I didn't much care for any of the children. It focused too much on Kat who was hard to empathize with. I started skipping pages at about 150 and then decided I just didn't care how it ended. ( )

Closer to 3 1/2 stars than the full 4. I really liked this book, it was quite charming, but fell flat in a few places. ( )

Strange and intriguing horror mystery story. Could have done without the whole WWII subplot though...parts of it didnt make sense and didnt mesh well with the rest of the story. Also i had a bit of trouble keeping track of all the characters, especially the children. ( )