Mar. 14, 2021
This is the culmination of a year-long period, in which I reread all 13 of The Wardstone Chronicles and the Starblade Chronicles trilogy!

Original Review
It feels like I haven't finished a good book in a long time, but books like these restore my knowledge that enjoyable ones really do exist. There were a few twists and turns that made me a bit sad (

Spoiler

Jenny's death and Grimalkin having to remain inside the dark during daylight hours

), but a Spook's life is not all puppies and rainbows; indeed, the monsters and magic were what held me in thrall over the course of 16 books. I hope there are more Tom Ward/Spook stories in the future, but 16 books was a good run, at any rate.