is about as supportive as a dead jellyfish, so without any relief, she really begins to sink toward rock bottom. A tasty, if not always tasteful, tale of supernatural mayhem that fans of King and Crichton alike will enjoy. Sunset and Destiny come from 2 totally different different backgrounds; Sunset has the paparazzi constantly snapping away.

Yes, there are tons and tons of retellings about great stories, but I don’t think many people thought of the idea of retelling some gruesome folkloric tales. Joe Hartlaub of Book Reporter described it as "an excruciatingly frightening but nonetheless irresistible tale".

It’s an excellent book if you have any interest in fairy tales or faeries (and I mean true faeries – cruel tricksters who prey on human weakness, not sprinkle you with magic dust to make you fly), Irish folklore, or changeling tales. Melanie Golding pitched this story perfectly, for me it was just the right level of unnerving, sinister and creepy. It’s certainly entertaining on the surface; if you’re ever just looking for a quick thrill this does the job- unfortunately it just didn’t do any more than that for me. If you haven’t read this read it =] another one of Jacqueline Wilson’s thrillers i rec commend this book for any age so yea READ ITTT! The English major in me who wrote a term paper about William Butler Yeats is dying to get into an overly in-depth conversation about folklore.

Her husband Patrick is uninvolved and she begins to feel increasingly isolated as her fears that the woman from the maternity ward is stalking her are dismissed by authorities as psychosis. When a disheveled woman appears on the maternity ward and threatens to swap them with her own sons, she is rightfully terrified and will do anything to protect her babies. When Destiny and her mum attend Danny’s film premiere, Destiny’s secret painfully unfolds – and the step-sisters tentatively discover a genuine friendship. I blinked twice and my mum yanked it out of my hand, it seemed like I was so interested I wasn't even blinking "Snap out of it, girl" mum would say, 'Alright, Alright.Jacqueline Wilson was born in Bath in 1945, and spent her childhood in Kingston-on-Thames, Surrey, where she still lives today.