3.5

This was weird. And spooky. I think if I’d read it growing up, it would have majorly heightened my fear of being outside at night! There were a lot of plot holes that bugged me while reading, and I felt like the writing could use a good scrubbing, but for a spooky middle grade novel, I think it got the job done. Corrine is brave and inspiring. Dru is adorable and relatable. The brothers are my faaavorite. I think if my 8 and 10 year old brothers were orphans, they’d got along quite like Malik and Bouki. I loved how their story ended. And not to mention the frog! The frog was, obviously, the best character.

This story was also a super quick read and just very refreshingly not-European. I loved the richness of the island and the variety of jumbies that haunted the forest.

So overall, I’d definitely recommend this to younger readers who enjoy spooky stories. Will definitely be giving this to my 10 year old brother!