I received a copy of this book from Head of Zeus in exchange for an honest review.

Robbie is 14 years old and just moved to his dad's old hometown with his dad and his new stepmother. Still dealing with his mom's death and his dad's quick remarriage,, Robbie tends to act out in anger but soon meets Mags who takes him on countryside adventures. When they spot a white hare, Robbie soon realises there is a mystery in the town connected to sightings of white hares and it might have something to do with a girl who died before he arrived. As Robbie delves deeper into the mystery, his life might be in danger.

This book was quite beautifully written and I really loved all the wonderful descriptions of Robbie's surroundings and the countryside. Everything was very vivid and real in my mind because of it. Despite being quite rebellious and misunderstood, I really liked Robbie and i really felt for what he was going through, trying to deal with new family. I also liked the fact that Robbie had a number of close female friends but nothing turned romantic as the story wasn't about it and Michael Fishwick made sure that a romance didn't take away from the story abut the hare.

There was a big element of magical realism in this story, connected to the old tales of the people who had lived in the village for generations. I loved the fact that everything was stemmed down from these old folk tales but people still believed in them, even Robbie's dad who hadn't lived there for years.

The end was interesting as once i felt there had been a conclusion, there was another chapter and another but this wasn't necessarily a bad thing. The eventually conclusion was very satisfactory and heartwarming. Overall, I really enjoyed this book for a sweet but quite action-packed short read.