About the Book and Author
Readers who enjoy intriguing, mysterious dark tales will enjoy this book by A.F. Harold. And if you appreciate stories with illustrations you will love the intricate drawing by Levi Pinfold.
Hex never meant for the girl to follow him and his friend Tommo into the woods. He never meant for her to fall off the rope swing and break her arm. When the finger of blame is pointed at him, Hex runs deep into the woods where he meets a strange old lady in a cottage offers him a deal. But Hex doesn’t know is someone else has been offered the same deal…
A. F. Harold is an English poet, performer and children’s author. Please visit his website to find out more about his writing for children.
Levi Pinfold has been drawing from imagination for as long as he can remember. His published picture books are The Django, Black Dog and Greenling. Black Dog won the prestigious CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal in 2013.
Book Review
If you like dark fairy tales then you will definitely like this book
This book was intriguing and I didn’t want to put it down. This adventure had amazing characters- some were brave some were clever, some were innocent and some were mysterious. You never knew what would happen next or when it would happen.
If you like dark fairy tales then you will definitely like this book. The illustrations are gorgeous I found myself looking at them for 15 minutes each time spotting new details. They really enhanced the natural beauty of the story.
I like how it doesn’t have chapters it has days so I knew when stuff was happening. The ending was satisfying and yet I still wanted to keep reading it. I would this to kids over 10 years old as there are some scary bits.
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Reviewer Profile
- Name: Vee
- Age: 9 years
- Likes: Swimming, ice-skating and rollerskating
- Favourite Book: Heroes of Olympus House of Hades by Rick Riordan
