I am a C.J. Tudor fan! She knows how to get me hooked.

Reverend Jack Brooks is not your typical Vicar. I loved her and her 15 year old daughter, Flo. Transferred to Chapel Croft, on an interim basis, the two are greeted upon their arrival with replicas of the Burning Girls-twig dolls made each year to commemorate the Sussex Martyrs-eight villagers burnt at the stake during Queen Mary’s purge of the Protestants, which are set alight annually on the anniversary of the purge. Chapel Croft was such an eerie town. It gave me such a feeling of unease, as did the townspeople. It was like watching a horror movie when you want to yell at the characters - just get out of there!

The story takes a bit to get going, but as the pieces begin to come together I was drawn in. There were so many moments where I was doubting everyone, wondering what the heck was going on. With burnings, hangings, ghosts, spooky scenes in a graveyard and skeletons in the cellar there was enough to keep me on edge even though this is not a fast paced read. The supernatural element was very well done and really added to the overall eeriness and mystique.

Thank you C.J. Tudor for another great read!