Ultimate Blog Tour Review: Scareground by Angela Kecojevic

Hey everyone!
Today is my stop on the ultimate blog tour for Scareground by Angela Kecojevic, and I am excited to be sharing my review with you all.

A massive thank you to @The_WriteReads and @NeemTreePress for allowing me to be a part of the tour.

Title: Scareground
Author: Angela Kecojevic
Publisher: Neem Tree Press
Release Date: 7th September 2023
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Age: Middle Grade
Page Count: 304
Buy It Here (affiliate link): Amazon UK

Book Blurb:

Roll up, roll up, the Scareground is in town!

Twelve-year-old Nancy Crumpet lives above a bakery and her life is a delightful mix of flour, salt, and love. Yet her mind is brimming with questions no one can answer: Why did her birth parents disappear? Why can she speak with the sky? And why must she keep her mysterious birthmark hidden?

Everything is about to change when the Scareground returns to Greenwich. Nancy is convinced it holds the answers to her parents’ disappearance. Nancy and her best friend Arthur Green meet the fair’s spooky owner, Skelter, and discover a world full of dark magic and mystery. Nancy must confront her greatest fears to get to the truth. But is she ready for all the secrets the Scareground will reveal?

My Review:

From the very beginning, I knew that Scareground was going to be an enjoyable read. The story begins with Nancy Crumpet, climbing the rooftops of Greenwich. The fair is coming to town, and Ma and Pa Crumpet are acting very strangely, and refusing to let her go. But Nancy’s digging in to why they are so afraid of the fair brings up more questions than it answers.

There’s a really interesting bunch of characters in this story. Nancy and her background are super interesting, and I love her ability to read/control the weather. Her friendship with Arthur is lovely, and I think they really need each other. Then you have the fair employees… With differing abilities and personalities, they all had me intrigued, but Skelter Tombola of course was the star of the show.

The fair itself sounds incredible, and a little bit terrifying, but certainly somewhere I’d like to visit. I love a good thrill ride, and the rides at the Scareground sound like the best of the best. The creepy horror element is my favourite part of it all.

As the ghosts of Nancy’s past comes to light, there’s a much more sinister turn to the story which I really enjoyed. It got dark, and dangerous, and impossible to put down, coming together in an exciting, heart stopping showdown. With an ending that sets you up perfectly for a sequel, I can not wait to see how this story continues.

I give Scareground a 4 star rating!

About The Author:

Angela Kecojevic is a senior librarian, author and creative writing tutor. She has written for the Oxford Reading Tree programme and the multi-award-winning adventure park Hobbledown where her characters can be seen walking around, something she still finds incredibly charming!

She is a member of the Climate Writers Fiction League, a group of international authors who use climate issues in their work. Angela lives in the city of Oxford with her family.

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