The Others of Edenwell

Never judge a book by its title because “The Others of Edenwell” may well sound like a ghost story, but really, it's a coming-of-age story, a historical mystery riddled with local superstitions, with a little dribble of horror (last 100 pages)

There is perhaps too much going on. It feels like the author had loads of ideas for this story and thought I must get them all in at all costs, where perhaps leaving a couple of things out might have made the story a tad more cohesive. However, any ploddyness with the story is made up for by the excellent characters of Freddie, Eustace and the truly awful bully Scole. Also, Freddie's relationship with nature, particularly the birds, is beautifully done by the author.

Overall, very decent, 3.5 rounded up because the ending was very satisfying.