- Title:
- The Riddles of Epsilon
- By:
- Christine Morton-Shaw
- Pages:
- 384
- Rating:
- 4
Something dark has awoken on the remote island of Lume
Jess is not pleased when her parents drag her off to live on the weird little island of Lume. But then she encounters an eerie presence in an abandoned cottage, and her anger turns to fear when it begins to lead her through a series of creepy riddles. As she slowly unravels the mysteries of Lume, she finds the writings of Sebastian, a boy who lived one hundred years ago and whose life contains unsettling reflections of her own. To her horror, the dangers he unearthed in 1894 now begin to threaten Jess and her family . . . and if Jess does not unlock the riddles in time, she may lose her mother forever.
I was totally spooked out by this one. I stopped reading late at night and could still hear chanting and spooky music long into my dreams. Not a novel for your easily-scared teen by any stretch, but a bold debut with a great deal to offer the right reader.