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Title: Wicker Village: Nightmares in Aston
Author: Michael J Moore
ISBN: 9781953271754
Publisher: World Castle Publishing, LLC
Pages: 77- Source:
Source: Review Copy from Publisher
Tour Organiser: Blackberry Tours
Wicker Village is a trailer park with a dark secret that eleven-year-old Juanito Hernandez wishes he hadn’t discovered. He’s only lived there a week, yet the horrors within continue to find him—from a human-shaped swarm of bees to a video on his phone that speaks directly to him, and then mysteriously vanishes. Soon his new friends begin to experience the same horrors, and the visions turn to threats. Juanito doesn’t blame his parents for not believing him, however, that doesn’t change the fact that they’re in very real danger.
Official Summary
Although this book is not really my ideal genre I was pleasantly surprised with this book.
The book follows Juanito an eleven-year-old boy. He moves with his parents and younger sister to Wicker Village, a trailer park from Seattle. He soon starts experiencing some supernatural things like a swarm of bees and a weird man in his phone. He soon starts making friends and the same things seem to happen to them.
My favourite character would definitely be Pinky. He was a well-written character that gave the book the much-needed comic relief. Although Laurel was a close second. I liked how fearless and down to earth, she was.
Although they have a lot of differences I think this book gave me the same vibe as the movie ParaNorman that came out in 2012.
Overall the plot was good and the characters were great. I did like how the book was fast paced, there were no super slow moments.
I would recommend this book for pre-teens or younger.
About The Author
Author bio from the author’s site
Michael J Moore is an author from Washington state. His books include Highway Twenty, which appeared on the Preliminary Ballot for the 2020 Bram Stoker Award, the bestselling post-apocalyptic novel, After the Change, which is used as curriculum at the University of Washington, the psychological thriller, Secret Harbor and the middle-grade story, Nightmares in Aston. His work has received awards, has appeared in various anthologies, journals, newspapers (i.e. the Huffington Post) and magazines (i.e. the Nation), on television (with acclaimed newsman, Carlos Watson) and has been adapted for the theatre.
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Great review Alicia – congrats on your first Blog tour!
Thank you