Seven Strange & Ghostly Tales

My child-self, who read this book aged 11 (when obsessed with the Redwall series), absolutely loved its mixture of suspense and humour, and its plot twists. She gave it five stars. My nostalgic adult self, who read it again recently, doesn't agree, but she's not the intended audience.......more

Of the two collections of original scary stories that Brian Jacques penned during his writing career, Seven Strange and Ghostly Tales is the better offering. Brian Jacques was at the height of his game when this book released in 1991, having in the previous five years come out with the first three i......more

I was hoping that despite the audience for the book being young people that I would still find some spooky or unsettling stories. Unfortunately I think the collection is too juvenile for me, with the exception of "Allie Alma" (which actually might be too mature for young readers? maybe). I still enj......more