Is there a better way to spend a day then delving into the next Eerie-on-Sea adventure? I loved every minute of this latest adventure by Thomas Taylor. The story centres around Eerie-on-Sea’s own Halloween tradition of the Shadowghast, a monster who steals people’s shadows. When a magician comes to town to perform a special Shadowghast show, but something is definitely not right about it, Herbie and Violet are off on their next adventure! Jenny, Erwin, Mrs Fossil and Doctor Thalassi all return for this adventure that had me on tenterhooks! I absolutely love this series and really enjoyed this latest adventure- I was even delighted to read a sneak preview of the next book at the end of this one! I can’t wait for my next visit to Eerie-on-Sea!

This is a great third book in the Eerie-on-Sea series, once again following Herbert Lemon and Violet as they uncover more of the legends from the town. Shadowghast is an old story about a shadow that steals other people’s shadows so when strangers arrive and shadows start going missing, it is up to Herbert and Violet to find out what is really going on. More sinister than the previous two books, this was action packed with the two children having to work out which adults are helping them and who is getting in their way. Well written and a great spooky read. I received a free digital ARC of this from the publisher via Netgalley, but also bought a copy for the school library.