The Thickety: A Path Begins
by J.A. White
This is a delightfully creepy tale of magic and
greed. I feel some of the concepts in this book are a little dark for younger
readers but older tweens, ages 11-12, might be able to handle it. I think
adults would really enjoy reading it. It starts out very suspenseful as a girl
named Kara’s mother is being hung for witchcraft and she is then accused of
being a witch. You get the feel of the book from the very beginning. It’s
haunting, suspenseful, and at times down right spooky—a perfect book for
Halloween or just to put you in that special mood that comes only on that one night.
It leaves off on quite the cliff hanger to make sure you have book two ready to
go. Lucky for me, I do!
Synopsis:
When Kara Westfall was five years old, her mother was convicted of
the worst of all crimes: witchcraft. Years later, Kara and her little
brother, Taff, are still shunned by the people of their village, who
believe that nothing is more evil than magic…except, perhaps, the
mysterious forest that covers nearly the entire island. It has many
names, this place. Sometimes it is called the Dark Wood, or Sordyr's
Realm. But mostly it's called the Thickety.The villagers live in fear of the Thickety and the terrible creatures that live there. But when an unusual bird lures Kara into the forbidden forest, she discovers a strange book with unspeakable powers. A book that might have belonged to her mother.
And that is just the beginning of the story.
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